
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51641-51642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20932]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75735; File No. SR-MIAX-2015-52]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities 
Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a 
Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule

August 19, 2015.
    Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice 
is hereby given that on August 11, 2015, Miami International Securities 
Exchange LLC (``MIAX'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed rule change as 
described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by 
the Exchange. 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\ 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 is filing a proposal to amend the MIAX Options Fee 
Schedule (the ``Fee Schedule'') to establish fees for the MIAX 
Financial Information Exchange (``FIX'') Drop Copy Port.
    While changes to the Fee Schedule pursuant to this proposal are 
effective upon filing, the Exchange has designated these changes to be 
operative on September 1, 2015.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
Web site at http://www.miaxoptions.com/filter/wotitle/rule_filing, at 
MIAX's principal office, 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 Exchange 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 these 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 aspects of such 
statements.

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to establish a monthly 
port fee of $500 per port for the use of the new MIAX FIX Drop Copy 
Port.
    Currently, the Exchange assesses fees for the use of its FIX Ports. 
A FIX Port is an interface with MIAX systems that enables the Port user 
(typically an Electronic Exchange Member (``EEM'') \3\ or a Market 
Maker \4\) to submit orders electronically to MIAX.
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    \3\ The term ``Electronic Exchange Member'' means the holder of 
a Trading Permit who is not a Market Maker. Electronic Exchange 
Members are deemed ``members'' under the Exchange Act. See Exchange 
Rule 100.
    \4\ The term ``Market Makers'' refers to ``Lead Market Makers,'' 
``Primary Lead Market Makers'' and ``Registered Market Makers'' 
collectively. A Lead Market Maker is a Member registered with the 
Exchange for the purpose of making markets in securities traded on 
the Exchange and that is vested with the rights and responsibilities 
specified in Chapter VI of these Rules with respect to Lead Market 
Makers. A Primary Lead Market Maker is a Lead Market Maker appointed 
by the Exchange to act as the Primary Lead Market Maker for the 
purpose of making markets in securities traded on the Exchange. A 
Registered Market Maker is a Member registered with the Exchange for 
the purpose of making markets in securities traded on the Exchange, 
who is not a Lead Market Maker. See Exchange Rule 100.
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    The proposed FIX Drop Copy Port is a messaging interface that will 
provide a copy of real-time trade execution information to FIX Drop 
Copy Port users who subscribe to the service. FIX Drop Copy Port users 
are those users who are designated by an EEM to receive the information 
and the information is restricted for use by the EEM only. The Exchange 
proposes to assess a monthly per port fee to users of the FIX Drop Copy 
Ports.
    MIAX currently assesses fees for Exchange connectivity and services 
used by Members. Such Exchange connectivity is gained through various 
ports. MIAX currently assesses monthly per port fees for FIX Ports. 
Similarly, the Exchange is proposing to establish a monthly per port 
fee for the use of the FIX Drop Copy Port.
    The FIX Drop Copy Port provides the user with a copy of real-time 
trade execution updates. The updates contain a copy of trade execution 
messages on a low latency, real-time basis. A FIX Drop Copy Port can be 
configured to monitor any number of FIX Ports used by that EEM and a 
FIX Port user can have any number of FIX Drop Copy Ports. The FIX Drop 
Copy Port will send messages containing reports of order executions to 
the user based upon the group of FIX Ports that it is configured to 
monitor. Other order related messages will not be sent via the FIX Drop 
Copy port.
    MIAX will assess a FIX Drop Copy Port fee of $500 per port per 
month. Similar to the FIX Port Fees, the FIX Drop Copy Port Fee will be 
based on the number of FIX Drop Copy Ports to which a user subscribes 
and the fee includes connectivity to the Exchange's primary, secondary 
and disaster recovery data centers at no additional cost. The Exchange 
intends to assess the fee on a per port basis for the data and 
information used in trading options contracts and ongoing entitlement 
management and configuration. The Exchange believes that this should 
enable it to remain competitive with other exchanges with respect to 
fees charged for similar ports.\5\
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    \5\ See NYSE Arca Options Fees and Charges, p. 12 [sic]; NYSE 
Amex Options Fee Schedule, p. 24. Both NYSE Arca Options and NYSE 
Amex Options charge $500 per port per month for a drop copy port and 
do not charge for a drop copy port which is connected to their 
respective backup datacenters if it is configured such that it is 
duplicative of other drop copy ports.
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    The Exchange is also proposing to amend the Fee Schedule's Table of 
Contents to reflect the addition of the FIX Drop Copy Port Fee in new 
Section (5)(d)(iv).
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its Fee Schedule 
is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act \6\ in general, and furthers 
the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \7\ in particular, in that 
it is an equitable allocation of reasonable fees and other charges.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).

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    The Exchange believes that this amendment is equitable and not 
unfairly discriminatory because the Exchange is uniformly assessing the 
FIX Drop Copy Port Fees on all users that wish to subscribe to it.
    The Exchange further believes that the proposed FIX Drop Copy Port 
Fee is reasonable because it is within the range of similar fees 
charged by other exchanges, and because the FIX Drop Copy Port is 
offered as an optional service for those users who wish to subscribe to 
it.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
result in any burden on competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended. The 
proposed fees for services provided to its Members and others using its 
facilities will not have an impact on competition. In fact, MIAX's 
proposed FIX Drop Copy Port Fee is comparable to fees charged by other 
options exchanges for the same or similar services.\8\
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    \8\ See supra note 5.
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    The FIX Drop Copy Port is offered as an additional service for 
users at a price that is within the range of prices for similar ports 
offered by other exchanges, and therefore the Exchange believes that 
the price of the port fee does not impose a burden on competition.

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

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \9\ and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\10\ At any time within 60 days of the filing of the 
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 to determine whether the proposed rule should be approved 
or disapproved.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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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 rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-MIAX-2015-52 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-MIAX-2015-52. 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 Web site (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 Web site 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; the Commission does 
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should 
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All 
submissions should refer to File Number SR-MIAX-2015-52, and should be 
submitted on or before September 15, 2015.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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[FR Doc. 2015-20932 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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