Document ID: SEC-2015-2108-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE Arca, Inc.,
Posted Date: 2015-12-21T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79371-79375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31933]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76646; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2015-113)

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Index Underlying the WisdomTree 
Put Write Strategy Fund

December 15, 2015.
    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 December 2, 2015, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``NYSE Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
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 the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to change a representation relating to the 
number of components in the CBOE S&P 500 Put Write Index, the index 
underlying the WisdomTree Put Write Strategy Fund (``Fund''). The 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has approved 
listing and trading of shares of the Fund on the Exchange under 
Commentary .01 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3) (``Investment 
Company Units'').\4\ Shares of the Fund have not commenced listing and 
trading on the Exchange. The proposed rule change is available on the 
Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the 
Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.
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    \4\ See note 6, infra.
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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 Commission has approved a proposed rule change relating to 
listing and trading on the Exchange of shares (``Shares'') of the Fund 
on the Exchange under Commentary .01 to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
5.2(j)(3) \5\ (``Investment

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Company Units'').\6\ Shares of the Fund have not commenced listing and 
trading on the Exchange.
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    \5\ NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)(A) provides that an 
Investment Company Unit is a security that represents an interest in 
a registered investment company that holds securities comprising, or 
otherwise based on or representing an interest in, an index or 
portfolio of securities (or holds securities in another registered 
investment company that holds securities comprising, or otherwise 
based on or representing an interest in, an index or portfolio of 
securities).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 74290 (February 18, 
2015), 80 FR 9818 (February 24, 2015) (SR-NYSEArca-2015-05) (notice 
of filing of proposed rule change relating to listing and trading of 
shares of WisdomTree Put Write Strategy Fund under Commentary .01 to 
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)) (``Prior Notice''); 74675 (April 
8, 2015), 80 FR 20038 (April 14, 2015) (SR-NYSEArca-2015-05) (order 
approving proposed rule change to list and trade shares of 
WisdomTree Put Write Strategy Fund under Commentary .01 to NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)) (``Prior Order'' and, together with the 
Prior Notice, the ``Prior Release'').
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    The Shares will be offered by the WisdomTree Trust (``Trust''), 
which was established as a Delaware statutory trust on December 15, 
2005. The Trust is registered with the Commission as an investment 
company and has filed a registration statement on Form N-1A 
(``Registration Statement'') with the Commission on behalf of the 
Fund.\7\
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    \7\ The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1) (``1940 Act''). See Post-Effective Amendment 
No. 381 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A for the Trust, dated 
December 15, 2014 (File Nos. 333-132380 and 811-21864). The 
descriptions of the Fund and the Shares contained herein are based 
on information in the Registration Statement. In addition, the 
Commission has issued an order granting certain exemptive relief to 
the Trust under the 1940 Act. See Investment Company Act Release No. 
28171 (October 27, 2008) (File No. 812-13458).
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    The Exchange proposes to change a representation made in the Prior 
Release relating to the number of components in the CBOE S&P 500 Put 
Write Index (``Index''), the index underlying the Fund.
    As described in the Prior Release, the Fund's investment objective 
will be to seek investment results that, before fees and expenses, 
closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the Index. The 
Index was developed and is maintained by the Chicago Board Options 
Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE'' or the ``Index Provider''). The Fund's 
investment objective is to seek investment results that, before fees 
and expenses, closely correspond to the price and yield performance of 
the Index. The Index tracks the value of a passive investment strategy, 
which consists of overlaying of S&P 500 Index put options (``SPX 
Puts'') over a money market account, invested in one and three-month 
Treasury bills (``PUT Strategy''). The SPX Puts are struck at-the-money 
and are sold on a monthly basis, usually the third Friday of the month 
(i.e., the ``Roll Date''), which matches the expiration date of the SPX 
Puts. All SPX Puts are standardized options traded on the CBOE.
    As stated in the Prior Release, the Exchange submitted a proposed 
rule change (i.e., File No. SR-NYSEArca-2015-05) to permit listing and 
trading of Shares of the Fund because the Index for the Fund does not 
meet all of the ``generic'' listing requirements of Commentary 
.01(a)(A) to NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), applicable to the 
listing of Investment Company Units based upon an index of ``US 
Component Stocks.'' \8\ Specifically, Commentary .01(a)(A) to NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3) sets forth the requirements to be met by 
components of an index or portfolio of US Component Stocks. Because the 
Index consists primarily of SPX Puts, rather than ``US Component 
Stocks'' as defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), the Index 
does not satisfy the requirements of Commentary .01(a)(A).
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    \8\ NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3) provides that the term 
``US Component Stock'' shall mean an equity security that is 
registered under sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the Act and an American 
Depositary Receipt, the underlying equity securities of which is 
registered under Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the Act.
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    As stated in the Prior Release, the Shares will conform to the 
initial and continued listing criteria under NYSE Arca Equities Rules 
5.2(j)(3) and 5.5(g)(2), except that the Index will not meet the 
requirements of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary 
.01(a)(A)(1-5) in that the Index will consist of one series of options 
based on US Component Stocks (i.e., SPX Puts), rather than US Component 
Stocks. However, the Prior Release also stated that the Index will 
include a minimum of 20 components and therefore, would meet the 
numerical requirements of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary 
.01(a)(A)(4) (a minimum of 13 index or portfolio components). The 
representation in the preceding sentence is incorrect in that NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary .01 is inapplicable to an index 
consisting of options. NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary 
.01(a)(A)(4) requires that an underlying index include a minimum of 13 
``component stocks'', i.e., US Component Stocks or Non-US Component 
Stocks (as defined in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3)), not options 
components.\9\ In addition, the Index does not include 20 components, 
but rather consists of one component, which will be one series of SPX 
Puts struck at-the-money and sold on a monthly basis.
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    \9\ NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary .01(a)(A)(5) 
provides that all securities in the applicable index or portfolio 
shall be US Component Stocks listed on a national securities 
exchange and shall be NMS Stocks as defined in Rule 600 under 
Regulation NMS of the Act. Each component stock of the S&P 500 Index 
is a US Component Stock that is listed on a national securities 
exchange and is an NMS Stock. Options are excluded from the 
definition of NMS Stock. As stated in the Prior Release, the Fund 
and the Index meet all of the requirements of the listing standards 
for Investment Company Units in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3) 
and the requirements of Commentary .01, except the requirements in 
Commentary .01(a)(A)(1)-(5), as the Index consists of options on US 
Component Stocks.
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    The Exchange believes it is appropriate to strike from the Prior 
Release the representation that the Index will include a minimum of 20 
components and would meet the numerical requirements of NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary .01(a)(A)(4) because such 
Commentary is inapplicable to an index containing options components 
and because the Index does not include a minimum of 20 components. The 
Exchange believes that such deletion will not adversely impact 
investors or the public interest in that the Index is based on CBOE-
traded puts on one of the most widely-followed broad-based market 
indexes--the S&P 500.
    S&P 500 Index options traded on CBOE are highly liquid, with 
average daily trading volume in 2014 of 888,089 contracts, with a 
notional size per contract of $200,000.\10\ The Exchange represents 
that the average daily trading volume of at-the-money 30-day SPX Puts 
as of approximately 12:00 noon on each of the three recent Roll Dates 
was as follows: For Roll Date of April 17, 2015 (expiry May 15, 2015), 
strike price of 2080, 4,069 contracts on Roll Date, 2,273 average 
contracts per day through expiration; for Roll Date of May 15, 2015 
(expiry June 19, 2015), strike price of 2120, 9,521 contracts on Roll 
Date, 2,427 average contracts per day through expiration; and for Roll 
Date of June 19, 2015 (expiry July 17, 2015), strike price of 2110, 126 
contracts on Roll Date, 859 average contracts per day through 
expiration.\11\ Moreover, the proceeds of the sales of the SPX Puts 
will be invested in one and three-month Treasury bills, which are also 
highly liquid instruments.
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    \10\ See www.CBOE.com.
    \11\ Source: Bloomberg.
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    The trading volume of the at-the-money SPX Puts as of approximately 
12:00 noon on Roll Dates compares favorably with at-the-money (as of 
approximately 12:00 noon) put options on other major indexes on Roll 
Dates. For example, the trading volume of comparable 30-day put options 
trading at-the-money as of 12:00 noon on each of the Roll Dates above 
on the Russell 2000 Index (``RUT'') was as follows: For

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Roll Date of April 17, 2015 (expiry May 15, 2015), strike price of 
1250, 1,137 contracts on Roll Date, 554 average contracts per day 
through expiration; for Roll Date of May 15, 2015 (expiry June 19, 
2015), strike price of 1240, 356 contracts on Roll Date, 624 average 
contracts per day through expiration; and Roll Date of June 19, 2015 
(expiry July 17, 2015), strike price of 1280, 2,240 contracts on Roll 
Date, 670 average contracts per day through expiration.\12\
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    The daily high, low and last reported sales prices on each of the 
Roll Dates for SPX Puts at-the-money as of approximately 12:00 noon 
were as follows: Roll Date of April 17, 2015 (expiry May 15, 2015), 
strike price of 2080, daily high: $34.65, low: $23.45, last: $28.70; 
Roll Date of May 15, 2015 (expiry June 19, 2015), strike price of 2120, 
daily high: $32.70, low: $29.00, last: $29.00; and Roll Date of June 
19, 2015 (expiry July 17, 2015), strike price of 2110, daily high: 
$30.40, low: $24.20, last: $30.40.\13\
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    The Exchange estimates that on launch date, the Fund would hold 
approximately $2.5-$5.0 million in cash and cash equivalents (e.g. one-
month and three-month Treasury bills). This estimate is based on a 
minimum of 100,000-200,000 Shares being created at an estimated initial 
offering price of $25 per Share.
    The Exchange believes that sufficient protections are in place to 
protect against market manipulation of the Fund's Shares and SPX Puts 
for several reasons: (i) Surveillances administered by each of the 
Exchange, CBOE and FINRA designed to detect violations of the federal 
securities laws and self-regulatory organization (``SRO'') rules; (ii) 
the large number of financial instruments tied to the specified 
securities; and (iii) the exchange-traded fund (``ETF'') creation/
redemption arbitrage mechanism tied to the large pool of liquidity of 
each of the Fund's underlying investments, as more fully described 
below.
    Trading in the Shares and the underlying Fund instruments will be 
subject to the federal securities laws and Exchange, CBOE and the 
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (``FINRA'') rules and 
surveillance programs.\14\ In this regard, the Exchange has in place a 
surveillance program for transactions in ETFs to ensure the 
availability of information necessary to detect and deter potential 
manipulations and other trading abuses, thereby making the Shares less 
readily susceptible to manipulation. The Exchange notes that the Fund's 
portfolio is not readily susceptible to manipulation as assets in the 
portfolio--comprised primarily of short-term U.S. Treasury bills \15\ 
and SPX Puts--will be acquired in extremely liquid and highly regulated 
markets.
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    \14\ The Exchange notes that CBOE is a member for the Options 
Regulatory Surveillance Authority, which was established in 2006, to 
provide efficiencies in looking for insider trading and serves as a 
central organization to facilitate collaboration in insider trading 
and investigations for the U.S. options exchanges. For more 
information, see http://www.cboe.com/aboutcboe/legal/departments/orsareg.aspx.
    \15\ The Treasury bill market is highly liquid; Treasury bills 
are often considered a cash-equivalent given the ability of 
investors to quickly convert them into cash. According to Federal 
Reserve Bank of New York data as of September 2015, average daily 
trading volume for U.S. Treasury bills totaled $67.8 billion. In 
addition, the Treasury market and its participants are subject to a 
wide range of oversight and regulations, including requirements 
designed to prevent market manipulation and other abuses. For 
example, Treasury market participants and the Treasury market, 
itself, are subject to significant oversight by a number of 
regulatory authorities, including the Treasury, the Commission, 
federal bank regulators, and the Financial Industry Regulatory 
Authority. The Exchange contends that the short-term Treasury 
securities that the Fund will acquire as part of its strategy are 
not readily susceptible to market manipulation due to the liquidity 
and extensive oversight associated with the short-term U.S. Treasury 
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    SPX options are among the most liquid index options in the U.S. and 
derive their value from the actively traded S&P 500 Index components. 
SPX options are cash-settled with no delivery of stocks or ETFs, and 
trade in competitive auction markets with price and quote transparency. 
The Exchange believes the highly regulated S&P 500 options markets and 
the broad base and scope of the S&P 500 Index make securities that 
derive their value from that index, including S&P 500 options, less 
susceptible to potential market manipulation in view of market 
capitalization and liquidity of the S&P 500 Index components, price and 
quote transparency, and arbitrage opportunities.
    Because the pricing of the Shares is tied to the Fund's underlying 
assets (cash, Treasuries and SPX Puts), all of which are traded in 
efficient, diversified and liquid markets, the Exchange also expects 
the liquidity in the congruent creation/redemption arbitrage mechanism 
to keep the Shares' market pricing in line such that the Shares' 
pricing would not materially differ from their net asset value. The 
Exchange believes that the efficiency and liquidity of the markets for 
SPX Puts, related derivatives, and S&P 500 Index components are 
sufficiently great as to deter fraudulent or manipulative acts 
associated with the Fund's Share price. Coupled with the extensive 
surveillance programs of the SROs described above, the Exchange does 
not believe that trading in the Fund's Shares, as proposed, would 
present manipulation concerns.
Surveillance
    The Exchange represents that trading in the Shares will be subject 
to the existing trading surveillances, administered by regulatory staff 
of the Exchange or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 
(``FINRA'') on behalf of the Exchange, which are designed to detect 
violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal securities 
laws.\16\ The Exchange represents that these procedures are adequate to 
properly monitor Exchange trading of the Shares in all trading sessions 
and to deter and detect violations of Exchange rules and federal 
securities laws applicable to trading on the Exchange.
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    \16\ FINRA surveils certain trading activity on the Exchange 
pursuant to a regulatory services agreement. The Exchange is 
responsible for FINRA's performance under this regulatory services 
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    The surveillances referred to above generally focus on detecting 
securities trading outside their normal patterns, which could be 
indicative of manipulative or other violative activity. When such 
situations are detected, surveillance analysis follows and 
investigations are opened, where appropriate, to review the behavior of 
all relevant parties for all relevant trading violations.
    FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or the regulatory staff of the 
Exchange, will communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares 
and SPX Index options with other markets and other entities that are 
members of the Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG''), and FINRA, on 
behalf of the Exchange, or the regulatory staff of the Exchange, may 
obtain trading information regarding trading such securities from such 
markets and other entities. In addition, the regulatory staff of the 
Exchange may obtain information regarding trading in such securities 
from markets and other entities that are members of ISG or with which 
the Exchange has in place a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement.\17\
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    \17\ For a list of the current members of ISG, see 
www.isgportal.org. The Exchange notes that not all components of the 
Disclosed Portfolio for a Fund may trade on markets that are members 
of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive 
surveillance sharing agreement.
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distribution of material, non-public information by its employees.
2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Act for this proposed rule change is the 
requirement under section 6(b)(5) \18\ that an exchange have rules that 
are designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, 
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove 
impediments to, and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market 
and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is designed to 
prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices in that the 
Shares will be listed and traded on the Exchange pursuant to the 
initial and continued listing criteria in NYSE Arca Equities Rule 
5.2(j)(3). The Exchange has in place surveillance procedures that are 
adequate to properly monitor trading in the Shares in all trading 
sessions and to deter and detect violations of Exchange rules and 
applicable federal securities laws. The Exchange represents that 
trading in the Shares will be subject to the existing trading 
surveillances, administered by regulatory staff of the Exchange or 
FINRA on behalf of the Exchange, which are designed to detect 
violations of Exchange rules and applicable federal securities laws. 
FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or the regulatory staff of the 
Exchange, will communicate as needed regarding trading in the Shares 
and SPX Index options with other markets and other entities that are 
members of ISG, and FINRA, on behalf of the Exchange, or the regulatory 
staff of the Exchange, may obtain trading information regarding trading 
such securities from such markets and other entities. In addition, the 
regulatory staff of the Exchange may obtain information regarding 
trading in such securities from markets and other entities that are 
members of ISG or with which the Exchange has in place a comprehensive 
surveillance sharing agreement. The Exchange believes it is appropriate 
to strike from the Prior Release the representation that the Index will 
include a minimum of 20 components and would meet the numerical 
requirements of NYSE Arca Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3), Commentary 
.01(a)(A)(4), as described above. The Exchange believes that such 
deletion will not adversely impact investors or the public interest in 
that the Index is based on CBOE-traded puts on the S&P 500, which are 
highly liquid and actively traded. The Exchange represents that S&P 500 
Index options traded on CBOE are highly liquid, with average daily 
trading volume in 2014 of 888,089 contracts, with a notional size per 
contract of $200,000.\19\ The Exchange represents that the average 
daily trading volume of at-the-money 30-day SPX Puts as of 
approximately 12:00 noon on each of the three previously referenced 
Roll Dates. Moreover, the proceeds of the sales of the SPX Puts will be 
invested in one and three-month Treasury bills, which are also highly 
liquid instruments. The trading volume of the at-the-money SPX Puts as 
of approximately 12:00 noon on Roll Dates compares favorably with at-
the-money (as of approximately 12:00 noon) put options on other major 
indexes on Roll Dates. Trading in the Shares and the underlying Fund 
instruments will be subject to the federal securities laws and 
Exchange, CBOE and FINRA rules and surveillance programs. In this 
regard, the Exchange has in place a surveillance program for 
transactions in ETFs to ensure the availability of information 
necessary to detect and deter potential manipulations and other trading 
abuses, thereby making the Shares less readily susceptible to 
manipulation. The Exchange notes that the Fund's portfolio is not 
readily susceptible to manipulation as assets in the portfolio--
comprised primarily of short-term U.S. Treasury bills and SPX Puts--
will be acquired in extremely liquid and highly regulated markets.
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    The proposed rule change is designed to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade and to protect investors and the public interest in 
that trading in the Shares is subject to all requirements of NYSE Arca 
Equities Rule 5.2(j)(3). The Index is based on CBOE-traded puts on the 
S&P 500, which are highly liquid and actively traded. The Web site for 
the Fund will include a form of the prospectus for the Fund and 
additional data relating to NAV and other applicable quantitative 
information. In addition, as stated in the Prior Notice, investors will 
have ready access to information regarding the Fund's holdings, the 
Intraday Indicative Value, and quotation and last sale information for 
the Shares.
    The proposed rule change is designed to perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest. As noted above, the Exchange has in place surveillance 
procedures relating to trading in the Shares and may obtain information 
via ISG from other exchanges that are members of ISG or with which the 
Exchange has entered into a comprehensive surveillance sharing 
agreement. In addition, as stated in the Prior Release, investors will 
have ready access to information regarding the Fund's holdings, the 
Intraday Indicative Value, and quotation and last sale information for 
the Shares.

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

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purpose of the Act. The proposed rule change will 
enhance competition by permitting listing and trading of an additional 
type of index-based exchange-traded fund whose underlying index 
includes an options component.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or such longer time period up to 90 days (i) as the 
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be 
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will: 
(a) By order approve or disapprove such proposed rule change; or (b) 
institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change 
should be disapproved.

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-NYSEArca-2015-113 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Brent J. Fields, 
Secretary, Securities

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and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2015-113. 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 the 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-NYSEArca-2015-113 and should 
be submitted on or before January 11, 2016.
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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