[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10164-10166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05086]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-85302; File No. SR-NYSEAMER-2019-02]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its 
NYSE American Equities Price List and the NYSE American Options Fee 
Schedule Related to Co-Location Services

March 13, 2019.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that, on March 1, 2019, NYSE American LLC (``NYSE American'' or 
the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, 
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-
regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to 
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend its NYSE American Equities Price 
List (``Price List'') and the NYSE American Options Fee Schedule (``Fee 
Schedule'') related to co-location services to make a ministerial 
change to reflect the name change of its affiliate Chicago Stock 
Exchange, Inc. and to correct a typographical error. The proposed 
change is available on the Exchange's website at www.nyse.com, at the 
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared 
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most 
significant parts of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend the Price List and Fee Schedule 
related to co-location \4\ services offered by the Exchange to make a 
ministerial change to reflect the name change of its affiliate Chicago 
Stock Exchange, Inc. (``CHX'') to NYSE Chicago, Inc. (``NYSE Chicago'') 
and to correct a typographical error.
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    \4\ The Exchange initially filed rule changes relating to its 
co-location services with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') in 2010. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
62961 (September 21, 2010), 75 FR 59299 (September 27, 2010) (SR-
NYSEAmex-2010-80). The Exchange operates a data center in Mahwah, 
New Jersey (the ``data center'') from which it provides co-location 
services to Users. For purposes of the Exchange's co-location 
services, a ``User'' means any market participant that requests to 
receive co-location services directly from the Exchange. See 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76009 (September 29, 2015), 80 
FR 60213 (October 5, 2015) (SR-NYSEMKT-2015-67). As specified in the 
Price List and Fee Schedule, a User that incurs co-location fees for 
a particular co-location service pursuant thereto would not be 
subject to co-location fees for the same co-location service charged 
by the Exchange's affiliates New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE 
LLC''), NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'') and NYSE National, Inc. 
(``NYSE National'' and together, the ``Affiliate SROs''). See 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70176 (August 13, 2013), 78 FR 
50471 (August 19, 2013) (SR-NYSEMKT-2013-67).
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    On February 15, 2019, CHX changed its name to NYSE Chicago.\5\ In a 
non-substantive administrative change, the Exchange proposes to update 
General Note 4 related to co-location services \6\ as follows:
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Release No. 84494 (October 26, 
2018), 83 FR 54953 (November 1, 2018) (SR-CHX-2018-05).
    \6\ General Note 4 describes the access to trading and execution 
systems and the connectivity to included data products which a User 
receives when it purchases access to the Liquidity Center Network 
(``LCN'') or internet protocol (``IP'') network, local area networks 
available in the data center. See Securities Exchange Act Release 
No. 79728 (January 4, 2017), 82 FR 3035 (January 10, 2017) (SR-
NYSEMKT-2016-126) (notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of 
proposed rule change amending the Exchange's Price List and Fee 
Schedule related to co-location services to increase LCN and IP 
network fees and add a description of access to trading and 
execution services and connectivity to included data products).
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     Delete references to ``Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.'' and 
``CHX'' from the first paragraph of General Note 4, replacing them with 
references to ``NYSE Chicago, Inc.'' and ``NYSE Chicago''; and
     In the table under Included Data Products, delete 
``Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX)'' from the first line and add a line for 
``NYSE Chicago'' in alphabetical order after NYSE Bonds.
    In addition, in the third sentence of the first paragraph under 
``Connectivity to Third Party Data Feeds,'' the Exchange proposes to 
correct a typographical error by replacing ``Fees'' with ``Feeds.''
General
    As is the case with all Exchange co-location arrangements, (i) 
neither a User nor any of the User's customers would be permitted to 
submit orders directly to the Exchange unless such User or customer is 
a member organization, a Sponsored Participant or an agent thereof 
(e.g., a service bureau providing order entry services); (ii) use of 
the co-location services proposed herein would be completely voluntary 
and available to all Users on a non-discriminatory basis; \7\ and (iii) 
a User would only incur

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one charge for the particular co-location service described herein, 
regardless of whether the User connects only to the Exchange or to the 
Exchange and one or more of the Affiliate SROs.\8\
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    \7\ As is currently the case, Users that receive co-location 
services from the Exchange will not receive any means of access to 
the Exchange's trading and execution systems that is separate from, 
or superior to, that of other Users. In this regard, all orders sent 
to the Exchange enter the Exchange's trading and execution systems 
through the same order gateway, regardless of whether the sender is 
co-located in the data center or not. In addition, co-located Users 
do not receive any market data or data service product that is not 
available to all Users, although Users that receive co-location 
services normally would expect reduced latencies, as compared to 
Users that are not co-located, in sending orders to, and receiving 
market data from, the Exchange.
    \8\ See 78 FR 50471, supra note 4, at 50471. NYSE, NYSE Arca and 
NYSE National have submitted substantially the same proposed rule 
change to propose the changes described herein. See SR-NYSE-2019-11, 
SR-NYSEArca-2019-11, and SR-NYSENat-2019-05.
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    The proposed change is not otherwise intended to address any other 
issues relating to co-location services and/or related fees, and the 
Exchange is not aware of any problems that Users would have in 
complying with the proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\9\ in general, and with Section 6(b)(1) 
\10\[thinsp]in particular, in that it enables the Exchange to be so 
organized as to have the capacity to be able to carry out the purposes 
of the Exchange Act and to comply, and to enforce compliance by its 
exchange members and persons associated with its exchange members, with 
the provisions of the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations 
thereunder, and the rules of the Exchange.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1).
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    The proposed rule change is a non-substantive change and does not 
impact the governance or ownership of the Exchange. The Exchange 
believes that the proposed rule change would enable the Exchange to 
continue to be so organized as to have the capacity to carry out the 
purposes of the Exchange Act and comply and enforce compliance with the 
provisions of the Exchange Act by its members and persons associated 
with its members, because ensuring that the Price List and Fee Schedule 
accurately reflects the name change of its affiliate NYSE Chicago and 
correcting a typographical error would contribute to the orderly 
operation of the Exchange by adding clarity and transparency to such 
documents.
    The Exchange also believes that the proposed change furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \11\ because it is designed to 
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just 
and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and 
coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, 
processing information with respect to, and facilitating transactions 
in securities, to remove impediments to, and perfect the mechanisms of, 
a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to 
protect investors and the public interest and because it is not 
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, 
brokers, or dealers.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed change would remove 
impediments to, and perfect the mechanisms of, a free and open market 
and a national market system and, in general, protect investors and the 
public interest by ensuring that market participants can more easily 
navigate, understand and comply with the Price List and Fee Schedule. 
The Exchange believes that, by ensuring such documents accurately 
reflect the name change of its affiliate NYSE Chicago, the proposed 
change would reduce potential investor or market participant confusion 
by providing market participants with clarity as to what connectivity 
is included in the purchase of access to the LCN and IP network.
    Similarly, correcting the typographical error in the third sentence 
of the first paragraph under ``Connectivity to Third Party Data Feeds'' 
would remove impediments to, and perfect the mechanisms of, a free and 
open market and a national market system and, in general, protect 
investors and the public interest because the change would clarify 
Exchange rules and alleviate any possible market participant confusion.
    For the reasons above, the proposed changes do not unfairly 
discriminate between or among market participants that are otherwise 
capable of satisfying any applicable co-location fees, requirements, 
terms and conditions established from time to time by the Exchange.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is 
consistent with the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\12\ the Exchange 
believes that the proposed rule change will not impose any burden on 
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act because it is ministerial in nature and is not 
designed to have any competitive impact, but rather to update 
references and correct a typographical error, thereby clarifying the 
Price List and Fee Schedule and alleviating any possible market 
participant confusion.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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    For the reasons described above, the Exchange believes that the 
proposed rule change reflects this competitive environment.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \13\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(3) \14\ thereunder in 
that the proposed rule change is concerned solely with the 
administration of the Exchange.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(3).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may suspend such rule change if it 
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate 
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such 
action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under Section 
19(b)(2)(B) \15\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-NYSEAMER-2019-02 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEAMER-2019-02. This 
file number should be included on the

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subject line if email is used. To help the Commission process and 
review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The 
Commission will post all comments on the Commission's internet website 
(http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all 
subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the 
proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all 
written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the 
Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from 
the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 
available for website viewing and printing in the Commission's Public 
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 on official 
business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of 
such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the 
principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted 
without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do 
not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
NYSEAMER-2019-02, and should be submitted on or before April 9, 2019.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-05086 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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