[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29384-29389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08491]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-99971; File No. SR-NYSECHX-2024-15]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Chicago, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the 
Connectivity Fee Schedule

April 16, 2024.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given 
that, on April 2, 2024, the NYSE Chicago, Inc. (``NYSE Chicago'' 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 the Connectivity Fee Schedule to 
amend the wireless connectivity services that transport market data to 
Markham, Canada. The proposed rule 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 the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose

    The Exchange proposes to amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule to 
amend the

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wireless connectivity services that transport market data to Markham, 
Canada.
    The Exchange expects that the proposed rule change would become 
operative no later than June 30, 2024. It will announce the proposed 
change to all Fixed Income and Data Services (``FIDS'') customers in 
the Markham, Canada third party access center (``Markham'').
Current Markham Services
    Currently, a market participant in Markham may purchase a wireless 
connection to connect to a selection of symbols from the NYSE BBO and 
Trades data feeds or the NYSE Arca BBO and Trades data feeds (the 
``Current Market Data Connection'') distributed from the Mahwah, New 
Jersey data center (``MDC'').\4\ Customers that purchase a Current 
Market Data Connection are charged a non-recurring initial charge of 
$5,000 and a $6,500 monthly fee (``MRC'').
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90209 (October 15. 
2020), 85 FR 67044 (October 21, 2020). Through its FIDS business, 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (``ICE'') operates the MDC. The New 
York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE''), NYSE American LLC, NYSE Arca, 
Inc. (``NYSE Arca''), and NYSE National, Inc. are national 
securities exchanges that are affiliates of the Exchange 
(collectively, the ``Affiliate SROs''). The Exchange and the 
Affiliate SROs are indirect subsidiaries of ICE.
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    There is limited bandwidth available on the wireless network to 
Markham. Accordingly, the Current Market Data Connection does not 
transport information for all the symbols included in the NYSE BBO and 
Trades and NYSE Arca BBO and Trades data feeds. Rather, FIDS provides 
connectivity to a selection of such symbols, including the data for 
which there is demand (the ``Current Market Data''). When a market 
participant requests a Current Market Data Connection, it receives 
connectivity to the portions of the NYSE BBO and Trades and NYSE Arca 
BBO and Trades data that FIDS transmits wirelessly. The customer then 
determines the symbols in the Current Market Data for which it will 
receive data.
Proposed Changes to Markham Services
    The Exchange proposes to replace (a) the source of the selection of 
symbols from the NYSE BBO and Trades to the NYSE Integrated Feed 
(``NYSE IF''), and (b) the source of the selection of symbols from the 
NYSE Arca BBO and Trades to the NYSE Arca Integrated Feed (``NYSE Arca 
IF'' and together with the NYSE IF, the ``Integrated Feeds'').
    As there is limited bandwidth available on the wireless network to 
Markham, the Exchange proposes that, similar to the Current Market Data 
Connection, the proposed market data connection (``Proposed Market Data 
Connection'') would not transport information for all the symbols 
included in the NYSE IF and NYSE Arca IF. Rather, FIDS would provide 
connectivity to a selection of such symbols, including the symbols in 
the Integrated Feeds for which there is demand (the ``Proposed Market 
Data''). When a market participant requested a Proposed Market Data 
Connection, it would receive connectivity to the portions of the NYSE 
IF and NYSE Arca IF that FIDS transmits wirelessly. The customer would 
then determine the symbols in the Proposed Market Data for which it 
would receive data. As now, the Exchange would not have visibility into 
which portions of the data feed a given customer chooses to receive.
    Importantly, FIDS does not plan to change the symbols and 
information available. Because NYSE IF includes all data in the NYSE 
BBO and Trades feeds, and NYSE Arca IF includes all data in the NYSE 
Arca BBO and Trades feeds,\5\ FIDS anticipates that customers will 
continue to connect to the same selection of symbols, and information 
and so there will be no impact on the customers due to the change. It 
does not currently plan to do so, but if in the future FIDS changes the 
symbols or information available, customers may have the option of 
connecting to additional symbols or information that are not part of 
the Current Market Data but are part of the Proposed Market Data.
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    \5\ Although their list of symbols is the same, the Integrated 
Feeds provide the information in the NYSE BBO and Trades and NYSE 
Arca BBO and Trades data feeds, and more. The NYSE BBO and NYSE Arca 
BBO data feeds distribute on a real-time basis the same best bid and 
offer (``BBO'') information that NYSE and NYSE Arca, respectively, 
report under the Consolidated Quotation (``CQ'') Plan for inclusion 
in the CQ Plan's consolidated quotation information data stream. The 
NYSE Trades and NYSE Arca Trades data feeds distribute on a real-
time basis the same last sale information that NYSE and NYSE Arca, 
respectively, report under the Consolidated Tape Association 
(``CTA'') Plan for inclusion in the CTA Plan's consolidated data 
streams. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99591 (February 23, 
2024), 89 FR 14915 (February 29, 2024) (SR-NYSE-2024-08) (Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
the Content of the NYSE Best Quotes & Trades Data Feed). In addition 
to the BBO and last sale information, the Integrated Feeds provide 
real-time market data in a unified view of events, in sequence, as 
they appear on the NYSE and NYSE Arca matching engine, respectively. 
They include depth of book order data, and opening and closing 
imbalance data, as well as security status updates (e.g., trade 
corrections and trading halts) and stock summary messages. See 
Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 99689 (March 7, 2024), 89 FR 
18466 (March 13, 2024) (SR-NYSE-2024-12, at note 10 (Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To 
Establish the NYSE Aggregated Lite Market Data Feed), and 19381 
(March 12, 2024), 89 FR 19381 (March 18, 2024) (SR-NYSEArca-2024-
22), at note 10 (Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 
Proposed Rule Change To Establish the NYSE Arca Aggregated Lite 
Market Data Feed).
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    The charges for the services would not change. As is true now, the 
proposal would waive the first month's MRC, to allow customers to test 
a new Proposed Market Data Connection for a month before incurring any 
MRC.\6\ Also as currently true, the fees for a Proposed Market Data 
Connection would not include the cost of the Integrated Feeds 
themselves, just the connection.
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    \6\ Customers that have a Current Market Data Connection would 
not receive a second waiver.
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    In order to implement the proposed change, the Exchange proposes to 
make the following changes to the Connectivity Fee Schedule under ``C. 
Wireless Connectivity to Market Data'' (proposed additions italicized 
and proposed deletions in brackets):

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              Type of service                     Amount of charge
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NYSE [BBO and Trades]Integrated Feed:       $5,000 per connection
 Wireless Connection in Markham, Canada      initial charge plus monthly
 access center.                              charge per connection of
                                             $6,500.
NYSE Arca [BBO and Trades]Integrated Feed:  $5,000 per connection
 Wireless Connection in Markham, Canada      initial charge plus monthly
 access center.                              charge per connection of
                                             $6,500.
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    As now, the Proposed Market Data Connections would not utilize the 
pole on the grounds of the MDC.
The Proposed Market Data
    Like the NYSE BBO and Trades and NYSE Arca BBO and Trades, the 
Integrated Feeds are generated at the MDC in the trading and execution 
systems of the NYSE and NYSE Arca. In each case, the NYSE or NYSE Arca, 
as applicable, files with the Commission for the Integrated Feed it 
generates, and the related fees.\7\ The filed market data

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fees apply to all customers of the Integrated Feeds, no matter what 
form of connectivity or connectivity provider they use.
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 74128 (January 23, 
2015), 80 FR 4951 (January 29, 2015) (SR-NYSE-2015-03) (notice of 
filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change 
establishing the NYSE Integrated Feed data feed); 76485 (November 
20, 2015), 80 FR 74158 (November 27, 2015) (SR-NYSE-2015-57) (notice 
of filing and immediate effectiveness of a proposed rule change 
establishing fees for the NYSE Integrated Feed); 65669 (November 2, 
2011), 76 FR 69311 (November 8, 2011) (SR-NYSEArca-2011-78) (notice 
of filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule change 
offering the NYSE Arca Integrated Feed); and 66128 (January 10, 
2012), 77 FR 2331 (January 17, 2012) (SR-NYSEArca-2011-96) (notice 
of filing and immediate effectiveness of a proposed rule change 
establishing fees for NYSE Arca Integrated Feed).
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    When a market participant wants to connect to an Integrated Feed, 
it requests a connection from the provider of its choice. All 
providers, including FIDS, may only provide the market participant with 
connectivity once the provider has received confirmation from the NYSE 
or NYSE Arca, as applicable, that the market participant is authorized 
to receive the requested data feed.
Application and Impact of the Proposed Change
    The proposed change would apply to all customers equally. The 
proposed change would not apply differently to distinct types or sizes 
of market participants. As is currently the case, the purchase of any 
connectivity service is completely voluntary and the Connectivity Fee 
Schedule is applied uniformly to all customers.
    The Exchange is proposing the change at the request of FIDS 
customers. The customers in Markham that would be affected by the 
proposed change have stated to FIDS that they would prefer connectivity 
to the Proposed Market Data instead of the Current Market Data. It is 
the Exchange's understanding that they connect to the Integrated Feeds 
in Markham over a fiber connection. Given that, changing to the 
Proposed Market Data may remove the necessity of their also subscribing 
to NYSE BBO and Trades or NYSE Arca BBO and Trades.
    FIDS does not expect that the proposed change will result in new 
customers in Markham.
    The proposed change is not intended to address any other issues 
relating to connectivity or related fees, and the Exchange is not aware 
of any problems that customers 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,\8\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ in particular, 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 does not unfairly discriminate between customers, issuers, brokers, 
or dealers. The Exchange further believes that the proposed rule change 
is consistent with Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\10\ because it provides 
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other 
charges among its members and issuers and other persons using its 
facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between customers, 
issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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The Proposed Change Is Reasonable
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change to the wireless 
connectivity services that transport market data to Markham 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, as the change would respond to customer 
requests while keeping the cost the same.
    Importantly, FIDS does not plan to change the symbols and 
information available. Because NYSE IF includes all data in the NYSE 
BBO and Trades feeds, and NYSE Arca IF includes all data in the NYSE 
Arca BBO and Trades feeds, FIDS anticipates that customers will 
continue to connect to the same selection, and so there will be no 
impact on the customers due to the change.
    It does not currently plan to do so, but if FIDS does change the 
symbols or information available, customers may have the option of 
connecting to additional symbols or information that are not part of 
the Current Market Data but are part of the Proposed Market Data. NYSE 
IF and NYSE Arca IF include additional data, such as depth of book 
order data, last sale data, and opening and closing imbalance data, as 
well as the data in the Current Market Data. As a result, customers in 
Markham may be able to select what market data they wish to receive 
from an expanded set.
    At the same time, there would be no change to the costs for the 
Current Market Data Connection. The Exchange believes that it is 
reasonable that the fee remain the same because, as noted above, FIDS 
anticipates that customers will continue to connect to the same 
selection of symbols and, even if there is a change in the information 
available, there is limited bandwidth available on the wireless network 
to Markham, and that would not change.
    The Exchange is not aware of any other public, commercially 
available wireless connections between the MDC and Markham that connect 
to the Proposed Market Data. However, the third party McKay Brothers 
LLC (``McKay'') offers wireless connectivity between the MDC and 
Markham. Such wireless connection would compete with the Exchange's 
Proposed Market Data Connection, as customers could use the McKay 
wireless connection to transport the Proposed Market Data.
    In addition, the Exchange understands that other providers offer 
connectivity to the Proposed Market Data in Markham through fiber 
connections. Such third party providers obtain one or more of the 
Integrated Feeds from FIDS at the MDC and send it over their own fiber 
networks to Markham. It is the Exchange's understanding that various 
customers already connect to the Proposed Market Data over a fiber 
connection. The Exchange does not know how many firms distribute the 
Proposed Market Data in Markham.
    Additional third party competitors could offer fiber or wireless 
connectivity to the Proposed Market Data in Markham by obtaining the 
market data at the MDC and sending it over a fiber or wireless network 
to Canada. A market participant in Markham also may create a 
proprietary market data connection, whether fiber or wireless; connect 
through another market participant; utilize fiber connections offered 
by third parties; or utilize fiber connections offered by FIDS. The 
Exchange could not impose any impediments to a third party seeking to 
offer a similar service, including by placing them at a latency or 
other competitive disadvantage with respect to the Exchange.
    Wireless connections and fiber connections to the Proposed Market 
Data in Markham would compete with each other. Given the various 
advantages and disadvantages of both wireless and fiber connections, a 
market participant interested in purchasing a connection to the 
Proposed Market Data in Markham is likely to consider a variety of 
factors in deciding whether to use a wireless versus fiber connection, 
including latency; the amount of network uptime; the equipment the 
network uses; the cost of the connection; and the applicable 
contractual provisions. Indeed, fiber network connections may be more 
attractive to some market participants as they are more reliable and 
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    The Exchange does not believe that FIDS would have any competitive 
advantage over any future providers of wireless connectivity to the 
Proposed Market Data in Markham. The Proposed Market Data Connection 
does not have any special access to or advantage within the MDC. The 
Integrated Feeds are generated at the MDC in the trading and execution 
systems of the NYSE and NYSE Arca. FIDS would collect the Proposed 
Market Data, then send it over the Proposed Market Data Connection by 
connecting to equipment in an MDC meet-me-room and from there to a 
pole. The pole is owned by a third party and is not on the grounds of 
the MDC, and the path into the MDC through a meet-me-room is available 
to any telecommunications provider. Further, all distances in the MDC 
are normalized.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is reasonable 
because a market participant in Markham that opted for a Proposed 
Market Data Connection would be able to select the specific Proposed 
Market Data that it wanted to receive in accordance with its needs, 
thereby helping it tailor its operations to the requirements of its 
business operations.
The Proposed Change Is an Equitable Allocation of Fees and Credits
    The Exchange believes that its proposal equitably allocates its 
fees among market participants.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change to the wireless 
connectivity services that transport market data to Markham would be 
equitable as the change would respond to customer requests while 
keeping the cost the same. The customers in Markham that would be 
affected by the proposed change have stated that they would prefer 
connectivity to the Proposed Market Data instead of the Current Market 
Data. If they already subscribe to one or more of the Integrated Feeds, 
changing to the Proposed Market Data may remove the necessity of their 
also subscribing to NYSE BBO and Trades or NYSE Arca BBO and Trades.
    Importantly, FIDS does not plan to change the symbols and 
information available. Because NYSE IF includes all data in the NYSE 
BBO and Trades feeds, and NYSE Arca IF includes all data in the NYSE 
Arca BBO and Trades feeds, FIDS anticipates that customers will 
continue to connect to the same selection, and so there will be no 
impact on the customers due to the change.
    It does not currently plan to do so, but if FIDS does change the 
symbols or information available, customers may have the option of 
connecting to additional symbols or information that are not part of 
the Current Market Data but are part of the Proposed Market Data. NYSE 
IF and NYSE Arca IF include additional data as well as the data in the 
NYSE and NYSE Arca BBO and Trades Feeds. As a result, customers in 
Markham may be able to select what market data they wish to receive 
from an expanded set.
    At the same time, there would be no change to the costs for the 
Current Market Data Connection. The Exchange believes that it is 
equitable that the fee remain the same because, as noted above, FIDS 
anticipates that customers will continue to connect to the same 
selection of symbols and, even if there is a change in the information 
available, there is limited bandwidth available on the wireless network 
to Markham, and that would not change.
    The McKay wireless connection would compete with the Proposed 
Market Data Connection, as customers could use the McKay wireless 
connection to transport Proposed Market Data. The Exchange is not aware 
of any other public, commercially available wireless connections to the 
Proposed Market Data between the MDC and Markham. Based on the 
information available to it, the Exchange understands that other 
providers offer connectivity to the Proposed Market Data in Markham 
through fiber connections. It is the Exchange's understanding that 
various customers already connect to the Proposed Market Data over a 
fiber connection, and so the Proposed Market Data Connection may act as 
a supplement to their existing fiber connections. The Exchange does not 
know how many firms redistribute the Proposed Market Data in Markham.
    Additional third party competitors could offer fiber or wireless 
connectivity to the Proposed Market Data in Markham by obtaining the 
market data at the MDC and sending it over a fiber or wireless network 
to Canada. A market participant in Markham also may create a 
proprietary market data connection, whether fiber or wireless; connect 
through another market participant; utilize fiber connections offered 
by third parties; or utilize fiber connections offered by FIDS. The 
Exchange could not impose any impediments to a third party seeking to 
offer a similar service, including by placing them at a latency or 
other competitive disadvantage with respect to the Exchange.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change is equitable because 
it will result in fees being charged only to market participants that 
voluntarily select to receive the corresponding services and because 
those services will be available to all market participants. 
Furthermore, the Exchange believes that the services and fees proposed 
herein are equitably allocated because, in addition to the services 
being completely voluntary, they are available to all market 
participants on an equal basis (i.e., the same products and services 
are available to all market participants). All market participants that 
voluntarily select a Proposed Market Data Connection would be charged 
the same amount for the same services.
The Proposed Change Is Not Unfairly Discriminatory
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is not unfairly 
discriminatory, for the following reasons.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change to the wireless 
connectivity services that transport market data to Markham is not 
unfairly discriminatory, as the change would respond to customer 
requests while keeping the cost the same. The customers in Markham that 
would be affected by the proposed change have stated that they would 
prefer connectivity to the Proposed Market Data instead of the Current 
Market Data. If they already subscribe to one or more of the Integrated 
Feeds, changing to the Proposed Market Data may remove the necessity of 
their also subscribing to NYSE BBO and Trades or NYSE Arca BBO and 
Trades.
    Importantly, FIDS does not plan to change the symbols and 
information available. Because NYSE IF includes all data in the NYSE 
BBO and Trades feeds, and NYSE Arca IF includes all data in the NYSE 
Arca BBO and Trades feeds, FIDS anticipates that customers will 
continue to connect to the same selection, and so there will be no 
impact on the customers due to the change.
    It does not currently plan to do so, but if FIDS does change the 
symbols or information available, customers may have the option of 
connecting to additional symbols or information that are not part of 
the Current Market Data but are part of the Proposed Market Data. NYSE 
IF and NYSE Arca IF include additional data, such as depth of book 
order data, last sale data, and opening and closing imbalance data, as 
well as the data in the Current Market Data. As a result, customers in 
Markham may be able to select what market data they wish to receive 
from an expanded set.
    At the same time, there would be no change to the cost for the 
Current Market Data Connection. The Exchange

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believes that it is not unfairly discriminatory that the fee remain the 
same because, as noted above, FIDS anticipates that customers will 
continue to connect to the same selection of symbols and, even if there 
is a change in the information available, there is limited bandwidth 
available on the wireless network to Markham, and that would not 
change.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change is not unfairly 
discriminatory because it will result in fees being charged only to 
market participants that voluntarily select to receive the 
corresponding services and because those services will be available to 
all market participants. Furthermore, the Exchange believes that the 
services and fees proposed herein are not unfairly discriminatory 
because, in addition to the services being completely voluntary, they 
are available to all market participants on an equal basis (i.e., the 
same products and services are available to all market participants). 
All market participants that voluntarily select a Proposed Market Data 
Connection would be charged the same amount for the same services.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is 
consistent with the Act.

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

    The proposed rule changes will not impose any burden on competition 
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of 
Section 6(b)(8) of the Act.\11\
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    Importantly, FIDS does not plan to change the symbols and 
information available. Because NYSE IF includes all data in the NYSE 
BBO and Trades feeds, and NYSE Arca IF includes all data in the NYSE 
Arca BBO and Trades feeds, FIDS anticipates that customers will 
continue to connect to the same selection, and so there will be no 
impact on customers due to the change.
    It does not currently plan to do so, but if FIDS does change the 
symbols or information available, customers may have the option of 
connecting to additional symbols or information that are not part of 
the Current Market Data but are part of the Proposed Market Data. NYSE 
IF and NYSE Arca IF include additional data, such as depth of book 
order data, last sale data, and opening and closing imbalance data, as 
well as the data in the Current Market Data. As a result, customers in 
Markham may be able to select what market data they wish to receive 
from an expanded set.
    At the same time, there would be no change to the costs for the 
Current Market Data Connection. As noted above, FIDS anticipates that 
customers will continue to connect to the same selection of symbols 
and, even if there is a change in the information available, there is 
limited bandwidth available on the wireless network to Markham, and 
that would not change.
    The McKay wireless connection would compete with the Exchange's 
Proposed Market Data Connection, as customers could use the McKay 
wireless connection to transport the Proposed Market Data. The Exchange 
is not aware of any other public, commercially available wireless 
connections to the Proposed Market Data between the MDC and Markham.
    Based on the information available to it, the Exchange understands 
that other providers offer connectivity to the Proposed Market Data in 
Markham through fiber connections. Such third party providers obtain 
one or both of the Integrated Feeds from FIDS at the MDC and send it 
over their own fiber networks to Markham. It is the Exchange's 
understanding that various customers already connect to the Proposed 
Market Data over a fiber connection, and so the Proposed Market Data 
Connection may act as a supplement to their existing fiber connections. 
The Exchange does not know how many firms redistribute the Proposed 
Market Data in Markham.
    Additional third party competitors could offer fiber or wireless 
connectivity to the Proposed Market Data in Markham by obtaining the 
market data at the MDC and sending it over a fiber or wireless network 
to Canada. A market participant in Markham also may create a 
proprietary market data connection, whether fiber or wireless; connect 
through another market participant; utilize fiber connections offered 
by third parties; or utilize fiber connections offered by FIDS. The 
Exchange could not impose any impediments to a third party seeking to 
offer a similar service, including by placing them at a latency or 
other competitive disadvantage with respect to the Exchange.
    Fiber network connections may be more attractive to some market 
participants as they are more reliable and less susceptible to weather 
conditions. Market participants' considerations in determining what 
connectivity to purchase may include latency; the amount of network 
uptime; the equipment that the network uses; the cost of the 
connection; and the applicable contractual provisions.
    In addition, due to bandwidth considerations, not all of the 
symbols included in the NYSE IF and NYSE Arca IF would be transported 
to Markham, Canada. Accordingly, market participants in Markham that 
wish to obtain information for all of the symbols in the NYSE IF or 
NYSE Arca IF may prefer to use a fiber connection offered by a FIDS or 
one of its competitors.
    The Proposed Market Data in Markham would not have any special 
access to or advantage within the MDC. The Integrated Feeds are 
generated at the MDC in the trading and execution systems of the NYSE 
and NYSE Arca. FIDS would collect the Proposed Market Data, then send 
it over the Proposed Market Data Connection by connecting to equipment 
in an MDC meet-me-room and from there to a pole. The pole is owned by a 
third party and is not on the grounds of the MDC, and the path into the 
MDC through a meet-me-room is available to any telecommunications 
provider. Further, all distances in the MDC are normalized.
    Because the Exchange does not control Markham and could not impose 
any impediments to a third party seeking to offer a similar service, 
including by placing them at a latency or other competitive 
disadvantage with respect to the Exchange., the Exchange believes that 
the proposed change would not impose a burden on competition that is 
not necessary or appropriate.
    For the reasons described above, the Exchange believes that the 
proposed rule changes reflect 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 Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \12\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\13\ 
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) significantly affect the 
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any 
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to 
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as 
the Commission may designate, if

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consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest, 
the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\14\
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). Rule 19b-4(f)(6) requires the 
Exchange to give the Commission written notice of its intent to file 
the proposed rule change, along with a brief description and text of 
the proposed rule change, at least five business days prior to the 
date of filing of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time as 
designated by the Commission. The Exchange has satisfied this 
requirement.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily 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 (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
file number SR-NYSECHX-2024-15 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-NYSECHX-2024-15. This 
file number should be included on the 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 (https://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 
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not 
include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We 
may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted 
material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All 
submissions should refer to file number SR-NYSECHX-2024-15 and should 
be submitted on or before May 13, 2024.

    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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Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08491 Filed 4-19-24; 8:45 am]
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