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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8411-8412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01848]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-102264; File No. SR-MIAX-2025-01]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities 
Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a 
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the By-Laws

January 23, 2025.
    Pursuant to 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 January 10, 2025, Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC 
(``MIAX'' or the ``Company'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Item I below, which Item has been substantially prepared by MIAX. MIAX 
has designated this proposal for immediate effectiveness pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f) thereunder.\4\ The 
Commission is

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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.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f). 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 will institute proceedings to determine whether the 
proposed rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Company proposes to amend the By-Laws to: (1) eliminate the 
requirement to maintain a Compensation Committee of the Board of 
Directors (``Board'') \5\ of MIAX; (2) update the process by which the 
Regulatory Oversight Committee (``ROC'') determines the compensation of 
the Chief Regulatory Officer (``CRO''); (3) update the process by which 
the ROC determines personnel actions involving the CRO and senior 
regulatory personnel; (4) eliminate the requirement to maintain a 
Quality of Markets Committee of the Board of MIAX; (5) update the 
process by which the compensation of all officers, employees and agents 
of MIAX is determined, with an exception for the compensation of the 
CRO; and (6) make non-substantive clarifying changes to remove outdated 
text regarding the ERP Member's (defined below) [stet] nominee to the 
Board and delete the definition of ``Effective Date'' (collectively, 
the ``By-Law Amendments'').
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    \5\ The terms ``Board'' or ``Board of Directors'' means the 
Board of Directors of the Company. See By-Laws, Article I, 
Definitions, subparagraph (c).
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    The By-Laws of the Company may be amended by written consent of the 
LLC Member \6\ or at any regular or special meeting of the Board of 
MIAX Sapphire [stet] by a resolution adopted by the Board.\7\
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    \6\ The term ``LLC Member'' means any person who maintains a 
direct ownership interest in the Company. The sole LLC Member of the 
Company is Miami International Holdings, Inc. See By-Laws, Article 
I, Definitions, subparagraph (x).
    \7\ See By-Laws, Article VIII, Section 8.1.
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    The proposed rule change, including MIAX's statement of the purpose 
of, and statutory basis for, the proposed rule change, is available on 
MIAX's website at https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/all-options-exchanges/rule-filings and on the Commission's website at 
https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-MIAX-2025-01.

II. 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.\8\ Comments may be submitted 
electronically by using the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-MIAX-2025-01) or by 
sending an email to [email protected]. Please include file number 
SR-MIAX-2025-01 on the subject line. Alternatively, paper comments may 
be sent to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street 
NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to file 
number SR-MIAX-2025-01. 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-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-MIAX-2025-01). 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-MIAX-2025-01 and should be 
submitted on or before February 19, 2025.
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    \8\ 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 
MIAX.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-01848 Filed 1-28-25; 8:45 am]
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