Document ID: SEC-2016-0214-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE Arca, Inc.
Posted Date: 2016-02-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6908-6912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02439]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-77044; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2016-16]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To List and Trade 
Binary Return Derivatives

February 3, 2016.
    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 January 27, 2016, 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 list and trade Binary Return Derivatives 
(``ByRDs''). 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.

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 list and trade ByRDs. The Exchange 
proposes to model its ByRDs rules after the approved rules of another 
options exchange--namely NYSE MKT LLC (``NYSE MKT'').\4\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56251 (August 14, 
2007), 72 FR 46523 (August 20, 2007) (SR-Amex-2004-27) (Order 
approving listing of Fixed Return Options (``FROs'')); see also 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71957 (April 16, 2014), 79 FR 
22563 (April 22, 2014) (SR-NYSEMKT-2014-06) (Order approving name 
change from FROs to Binary Return Derivatives (ByRDs) and re-launch 
of these products, with certain modification, and amending Obvious 
Errors rules to include ByRDs).
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ByRDs Generally
    ByRDs are European-style option contracts on individual stocks, 
exchange-traded funds (``ETFs'') and Index-Linked Securities that have 
a fixed return in cash based on a set strike price; satisfy specified 
listing criteria; and may only be exercised at expiration pursuant to 
the Rules of the Options Clearing Corporation (the ``OCC'').\5\ ByRDs 
are binary options and, as such,

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differ from traditional options traded on U.S. options exchanges by 
providing a discontinuous or non-linear payout. An in-the-money ByRD 
will pay a fixed sum at expiration regardless of the magnitude of the 
difference between the option's exercise price and the settlement 
price. The Exchange proposes to list ``Finish High'' ByRDs, which will 
return $100 per contract if the settlement price of the underlying 
security is above the strike price at expiration, and ``Finish Low'' 
ByRDs, which will return $100 per contract if the settlement price of 
the underlying security is below the strike price at expiration.\6\
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    \5\ See proposed Rules 5.82(b)(1).
    \6\ See proposed Rule 5.82(b)(2) and (3).
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    The Exchange proposes to specify which series of ByRDs options 
contracts may open for trading and the permissible strike price 
intervals.\7\ After a particular class of ByRDs has been approved for 
listing on the Exchange (as described below), except for consecutive 
week expiration series, at the commencement of trading for a particular 
class of ByRDs, the Exchange shall open a minimum of one expiration 
month for each class of ByRDs open for trading on the Exchange.\8\ The 
Exchange also proposes that consecutive week expiration series expire 
at the end of the week, normally a Friday, with consecutive week 
expirations covering the next five calendar weeks.\9\ New expiration 
week series will be added for trading on Thursday each week, unless 
Thursday or Friday is an Exchange holiday, in which case new expiration 
series would be added for trading on Wednesday.\10\ Further, the 
Exchange proposes that the strike price interval for ByRDs contracts 
will be $1 for strike prices between $3 and $200, and $5 for strike 
prices over $200.\11\ The Exchange proposes to initially list series 
that are no more than 30% away from the price of the underlying 
security, and may list additional series if the furthest out of the 
money strike is less than 10% out of the money.\12\ At such time, the 
Exchange could list additional series that are not more than 30% away 
from the price of the underlying security.\13\ At the time the Exchange 
is adding additional series, it may proactively delist any existing 
series without open interest.\14\
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    \7\ See proposed Rule 5.83.
    \8\ See proposed Rule 5.85(a).
    \9\ See proposed Rule 5.85(b).
    \10\ See id. The Exchange believes that including instances when 
an Exchange holiday falls on a Thursday would allow the Exchange to 
add new series during Thanksgiving week or anytime Christmas or New 
Year's falls on a Thursday, which increased flexibility would 
benefit market participants.
    \11\ See proposed Rule 5.85(c).
    \12\ See proposed Rule 5.85(c)(1).
    \13\ See id.
    \14\ See proposed Rule 5.85(c)(2).
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Listing Standards
    The initial listing criteria for ByRDs require that an individual 
stock underlying a ByRDs contract meet the criteria for underlying 
securities in Rule 5.3, ``Criteria for Underlying Securities,'' and, in 
addition, have: (1) Minimum market capitalization of at least $40 
billion; (2) minimum trading volume, in all markets in which the 
security trades, of at least one billion shares in the preceding 12 
months; (3) minimum average daily trading volume of four million 
shares; (4) minimum average daily trading value of at least $200 
million during the previous six months; and (5) a minimum market price 
per share of at least $10, as measured by the closing price reported in 
the primary listed market in which the security is traded, over the 
previous five consecutive business days preceding the date on which the 
Exchange submits a certificate to the OCC for listing and trading.\15\ 
An ETF or Index-Linked Security underlying a ByRDs contract would have 
to meet these five additional criteria along with the requirements of 
Rule 5.3, except for the minimum market capitalization requirement.\16\
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    \15\ See proposed Rule 5.90, Commentary .01.
    \16\ See proposed Rule 5.90, Commentary .02.
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    The continued listing criteria for ByRDs require that an individual 
stock underlying a ByRDs contract satisfy the requirements of Rule 5.4, 
``Withdrawal of Approval of Underlying Securities,'' and, in addition, 
have: (1) Minimum market capitalization of at least $30 billion; (2) 
minimum trading volume, in all markets trading the security, of at 
least one billion shares in the preceding 12 months; (3) minimum 
average daily trading volume of four million shares; (4) minimum 
average daily trading value of at least $125 million during the last 
six months; and (5) an underlying market price per share of at least $5 
at the time additional series are listed for trading.\17\ An ETF or 
Index-Linked Security underlying a ByRDs contract would have to meet 
these five additional criteria along with the requirements of Rule 5.4, 
except for the minimum market capitalization requirement.\18\
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    \17\ See proposed Rule 5.91, Commentary .01. For purposes of 
this Rule, the market price of an underlying security is (i) for 
intra-day series additions, the last reported trade in the primary 
listed market in which the underlying security trades at the time 
the Exchange determines to add these additional series; and (ii) for 
next-day and expiration series additions, the closing price reported 
in the primary listed market in which the underlying security traded 
on the last trading day before the series are added. See proposed 
Rule 5.91, Commentary .02.
    \18\ See proposed Rule 5.91, Commentary .03.
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Volume Weighted Average Price Settlement
    To reduce concerns regarding potential price manipulation at 
expiration due to the ``all-or-nothing'' return provided by a ByRDs 
contract, the Exchange proposes to settle ByRDs using an all-day volume 
weighted average price (``VWAP'') based on trading in the underlying 
security on the last trading day prior to expiration.\19\ To calculate 
the VWAP, the Exchange will use composite prices during regular trading 
hours as reported by industry price vendors.\20\ If the security 
underlying a ByRDs contract does not trade or is unavailable during 
regular trading hours at expiration, the settlement price may be fixed 
pursuant to the OCC's rules on a basis that the OCC believes is 
appropriate under the circumstances, including using the last sale 
price during regular trading hours on the most recent trading day for 
which a last sale price is available.\21\ The Exchange will publish and 
disseminate the current value of the VWAP calculation for ByRDs at 
least every 15 seconds throughout the last trading day prior to 
expiration. The Exchange will disseminate the VWAP settlement price as 
the official settlement price for ByRDs and will make it publicly 
available through various market data vendors and on the Exchange Web 
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    \19\ See proposed Rule 5.89. The VWAP for an underlying security 
is the sum of the dollar value of reported trades (price multiplied 
by the number of shares traded), divided by the total number of 
shares traded during the entire last day of trading prior to 
expiration. See Rule 5.82(b)(4)-(5).
    \20\ See proposed Rule 5.89(a). Composite prices are prices 
reported to the consolidated tape from any participating exchange or 
market. The Exchange notes that the OCC currently uses composite 
pricing in connection with the settlement of expiring equity 
options. The composite closing price is the last reported sale price 
from any eligible trade source (i.e., primary listing market or 
participating regional market). It is not an average price. See 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 49045 (January 8, 2004), 69 FR 
2377 (January 15, 2004) (notice of filing and immediate 
effectiveness of File No. SR-OCC-2003- 01).
    \21\ See proposed Rule 5.89, Commentary .01.
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    The Exchange also proposes to provide that the settlement price 
will be calculated such that it will always round up $.01 in those 
instances when the settlement price exactly equals an expiring strike 
price.\22\ For example, if the calculated settlement price is $20.00, 
and there are expiring ByRDs Finish High and Finish Low contracts with 
a strike price of $20.00, the

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settlement price will be rounded up to $20.01 so that the Finish High 
options will pay off. The effect of rounding will be to have long 
$20.00 strike Finish High holders receiving $100.00 and long $20.00 
strike Finish Low holders receiving $0. Absent this rounding, a 
participant may potentially have a position that appears to guarantee a 
pay-off of $100 at expiration, but would instead receive $0. For 
example, if an investor holds both a $20.00 strike Finish High contract 
and a $20.00 strike Finish Low contract, the investor would receive $0 
if the settlement price was calculated to exactly equal the $20.00 
strike price. Although the risk of the settlement price equaling the 
strike price is small, the Exchange believes that this could cause 
problems both for hedging and explaining to investors what would happen 
in the unusual circumstance where the settlement price matched the 
strike price of an expiring ByRDs contract exactly. The Exchange 
believes this proposed rounding method will ensure that either the 
Finish High or the Finish Low ByRDs option contracts will always pay 
off at expiration. The Exchange believes this will result in less 
opportunity for investor confusion and less uncertainty for 
participants as a whole.
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    \22\ See proposed Rule 5.89, Commentary .02.
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Position and Exercise Limits of ByRDs
    The position limits for ByRDs will be 25,000 contracts on the same 
side of the market, and positions in ByRDs will not be aggregated with 
positions in other options on the same underlying security for purposes 
of determining compliance with the position limits.\23\ The Exchange is 
not proposing exercise limits for ByRDs because ByRDs will be exercised 
automatically at expiration if the settlement price of the underlying 
security is greater than the strike price of a Finish High ByRDs or 
less than the strike price of a Finish Low ByRDs.\24\ ByRDs will not be 
subject to any qualified hedge exemptions from position limits. 
Positions in ByRDs must be reported to the Exchange when an account 
establishes an aggregate position on the same side of the market of 200 
or more contracts,\25\ and the provisions of Rule 6.6, ``Reporting of 
Options Positions,'' will apply to ByRDs.\26\ Rule 6.6(b) requires that 
a member, other than an Exchange Market Maker, that maintains a 
position in excess of 10,000 Non-FLEX equity options contracts on the 
same side of the market, for its own account or the account of its 
customer, report certain information to the Exchange, including whether 
the position is hedged, a description of the hedge, and, if applicable, 
a description of the collateral. The Exchange believes that the 
reporting requirements under Rule 5.87 and the surveillance procedures 
for hedged positions will enable the Exchange to closely monitor 
sizable ByRDs positions and corresponding hedges.\27\ The Exchange 
notes that Rule 6.11 regarding Other Restrictions on Exchange Option 
Transactions and Exercises, shall be applicable to ByRDs.\28\
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    \23\ See proposed Rule 5.86(a) and (b).
    \24\ See proposed Rule 5.94.
    \25\ See proposed Rule 5.87.
    \26\ See proposed Rule 5.87. In computing reportable ByRDs 
positions under Rule 6.6, ByRDs on underlying securities shall not 
be aggregated with non-ByRDs option contracts. See id.
    \27\ The Exchange notes that hedge information for member firm 
and customer accounts with 200 or more contracts are reported 
electronically via the Large Options Position Report. In addition, 
the Exchange notes that Market Maker account information is reported 
to the Exchange by the member's clearing firm.
    \28\ See proposed Rule 5.88.
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Margins
    A customer account with a long position in a ByRDs contract must 
initially deposit and maintain margin equal to at least 100% of the 
purchase price of the ByRD.\29\ A customer account with a short 
position in a ByRD contract must initially deposit and maintain margin 
equal to the exercise settlement amount.\30\ No margin is required for 
a ByRD position carried short against an existing long position in the 
same ByRD,\31\ or when the writer's obligation is secured by a specific 
deposit or escrow deposit meeting the entire obligation under the 
ByRD.\32\ In addition when a Finish High ByRDs option is carried short 
in a customer's account and there is also carried a short Finish Low 
ByRDs option for the same underlying security or instrument that 
expires at the same time and has an exercise price that is less than or 
equal to the exercise price of the short Finish High, the initial and 
maintenance margin required is the exercise settlement amount 
applicable to one contract.\33\
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    \29\ See proposed Rule 4.16(d)(10)(A)(i).
    \30\ See proposed Rule 4.16(d)(10)(A)(ii).
    \31\ See proposed Rule 4.16(d)(10)(A)(iii).
    \32\ See proposed Rule 4.16(d)(10)(B).
    \33\ See proposed Rule 4.16(d)(10)(A)(iv).
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Bid-Ask Differentials and Minimum Price Variations
    A Market Maker is expected to quote with no more than $0.25 between 
the bid and the offer for each ByRD contract, except during the last 
trading day prior to expiration, when the maximum width may be 
$0.50.\34\ The Exchange may, however, establish permissible price 
differences other than those noted above for one or more series or 
classes of ByRDs as warranted by market conditions.\35\
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    \34\ See proposed Rule 5.93.
    \35\ See proposed Rule 5.93, Commentary .01.
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    Rule 6.72, ``Trading Differentials,'' generally provides that MPV 
for an option is: (i) $0.05 for options quoted under $3 a contract; and 
(ii) $0.10 for options quoted at $3 a contract or greater.\36\ For the 
options classes included in the Penny Quoting Pilot Program, the MPV 
is: (i) $0.01 for options quoted under $3 a contract; and (ii) $0.05 
for options quoted at $3 a contract or greater.\37\ The Exchange 
proposes that the minimum price variation (``MPV'') for quoting and 
trading of ByRDs contracts will be $0.01 for all series.\38\
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    \36\ See Rule 6.72(a)(1)-(2).
    \37\ See Rule 6.72(a)(3). In addition, options on the Power 
Shares QQQ Trust trade at an MPV of $0.01 for all options premiums. 
See id.
    \38\ See proposed Rule 5.92.
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Obvious Errors and Catastrophic Errors
    Related to the adoption of ByRDs, the Exchange also proposes to 
revise Rule 6.87, Nullification and Adjustment of Options Transactions 
including Obvious Errors, to include a new subsection (c)(6) that 
addresses the handling of transactions in ByRDs option contracts that 
are subject to the Obvious Error provisions of Rule 6.87. Proposed Rule 
6.87(c)(6) provides that any transaction in a ByRDs contract that is 
higher or lower than the Theoretical Price by $0.25 or more shall be 
deemed an obvious error, subject to the adjustment procedures of Rule 
6.87(c)(4), unless such adjustment would result in a price higher than 
$1.02, in which case the adjustment price shall be $1.02.\39\ As ByRDs 
will either pay $0 or $100 at expiration, a single ByRDs contract 
should not have a value greater than $1.00, therefore the Exchange 
believes that any adjustment under the provisions of the Obvious Error 
rule should be capped at a price no higher than $1.02. The Exchange 
also proposes to amend Rule 6.87(d)(3) to add a reference to proposed 
paragraph (d)(3)(A). The Exchange also proposes to amend Rule 6.87(d) 
to state that transactions in ByRDs contracts over $1.02 shall qualify 
as catastrophic errors if participants request a review under the 
existing provisions of paragraph (d)(2).\40\ Transactions in ByRDs 
contracts that qualify as catastrophic errors will be adjusted in 
accordance with the procedures of proposed paragraph (d)(3)(A), which 
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any transaction in ByRDs that is higher or lower than the Theoretical 
Price by $.50 or more shall be deemed a Catastrophic Error, subject to 
the adjustment procedures of paragraph (d)(3) unless such adjustment 
would result in a price higher than $1.02, in which case the adjustment 
price shall be $1.02.\41\ Thus, as proposed, the transaction would only 
be adjusted to $1.02 if the adjustment would result in a price greater 
than $1.02. As ByRDs will either pay $0 or $100 at expiration, a single 
ByRDs contract should not have a value greater than $1.00, therefore 
the Exchange believes that any adjustment under the provisions of the 
Catastrophic Error rule should be capped at a price no higher than 
$1.02. Capping the adjustment price at $1.02 for Catastrophic Errors 
involving ByRDs options is consistent with the adjustment process for 
obvious errors involving ByRDs option, which are also capped at 
$1.02.\42\ The proposed change would ensure that ByRDs trades that are 
deemed Catastrophic Errors are appropriately adjusted.\43\
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    \39\ See proposed Rule 6.87(c)(6).
    \40\ See proposed Rule 6.87(d)(3)(A).
    \41\ See proposed Rule 6.87(d)(3)(A).
    \42\ See Rule 6.87 (c)(6).
    \43\ The Exchange notes that ByRDs contracts were outside of the 
scope of the industry wide effort to harmonize Obvious and 
Catastrophic Error rules, and the proposed change therefore does not 
impact the harmonization effort. See Securities Exchange Act Release 
No. 74920 (May 8, 2015), 80 FR 27816, 27822 (May 14, 2015) (SR-
NYSEMKT-2015-39).
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Trading Halts and Suspensions of Binary Return Derivatives
    The Exchange also proposes to adopt Rule 5.95 to make clear that 
the Exchange would halt or suspend trading for a ByRDs contract to the 
same extent that it halts or suspends trading under Rule 6.65 in an 
option contract on the same underlying security. In other words, 
trading in ByRDs contracts would be treated the same as other options 
contracts in the event that trading in options contracts is halted or 
suspended on the same underlying security.
Implementation
    The Exchange proposes to announce the implementation of the 
proposed rule change via Trader Update.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act \44\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act \45\ in particular, in that it is 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 a national market system, 
and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \44\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \45\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    As noted above, this proposal is designed to mirror the approved 
ByRDs rules that are in place on NYSE MKT, a competing options 
exchange.\46\ The Exchange believes that introducing ByRDs would 
provide investors with a potentially useful investment choice that is 
already available on NYSE MKT, which aids in perfecting the mechanism 
of a free and open market and a national market system. In addition, 
and consistent with the Commission's findings when approving for 
listing ByRDs on NYSE MKT, listing ByRDs on Arca, ``will extend to 
certain binary options the benefits of a listed exchange market, which 
include: A centralized forum for price discovery; pre- and post-trade 
transparency; standardized contract specifications; and the guarantee 
of the OCC.'' \47\
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    \46\ See supra n. 4.
    \47\ See supra n. 4, 72 FR at 46524 (Order approving listing of 
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed changes to the obvious and 
catastrophic error rule (i.e., Rule 6.87) are consistent with the Act 
as they would protect investors and the public interest by providing 
certainty about how obvious and catastrophic errors in ByRDs would be 
treated. Specifically, the new provisions in the obvious and 
catastrophic error rule describe how to determine whether transactions 
in ByRDs contracts should be treated as errors and, if so, how they 
should be adjusted and the maximum adjustment price for such errors. 
The new provisions still require that the transactions be erroneous, as 
provided in Rule 6.87, and set forth specific criteria and procedures 
for the handling of such errors. The Exchange believes the specific and 
objective criteria to determine how and when to adjust transactions 
involving obvious or catastrophic errors provides certainty to market 
participants and reduces potential confusion, which serves to protect 
investors and the public interest.
    The Exchange also believes that the proposed rule to make clear 
that ByRDs would be treated the same as other options contracts, in the 
event of a trading halt or suspension, would remove impediments to, and 
perfect the mechanisms of, a free and open market because it would add 
clarity and transparency to Exchange rules. Moreover, this proposed 
change would ensure consistent treatment of ByRDs contracts in the 
event of a halt or suspension of trading in options contracts on the 
same underlying security.
    Finally, the Exchange has in place an adequate surveillance program 
to monitor trading in ByRDs and intends to largely apply its existing 
surveillance program for options to the trading of ByRDs. The Exchange 
also has the necessary systems capacity to support the new options 
series that would result from the introduction of ByRDs. In addition, 
(ii) the Exchange and the Options Price Reporting Authority (``OPRA'') 
have the necessary systems capacity to handle additional traffic 
associated with the listing and trading of ByRDs. The OCC has 
represented that it is able to accommodate the clearing and settlement 
of ByRDs contracts. Finally, the Exchange will monitor any increased 
trading volume associated with the listing of new series of ByRDs and 
will analyze the effect, if any, that the additional volume has on the 
capacity of the Exchange's, OPRA's, and the OCC's automated systems.

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

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\48\ the Exchange 
does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any burden 
on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of 
the purposes of the Act. To the contrary, the Exchange believes that 
the proposal will enhance competition by introducing a potentially 
useful investment choice, which is already available on competing 
options exchanges.\49\
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    \48\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
    \49\ See supra n. 4.
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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

    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 for 30 
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the 
Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section

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19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \50\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\51\
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    \50\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \51\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written 
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a 
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least 
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 
change.
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    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 change should be approved or 
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-2016-16 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-NYSEArca-2016-16. 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-NYSEArca-2016-16, and should 
be submitted on or before March 1, 2016.

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant 
to delegated authority.\52\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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    \52\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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