Document ID: SEC-2014-0651-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.
Posted Date: 2014-04-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21977-21981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08825]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-71939; File No. SR-BYX-2014-004]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Related to 
Fees for Use of BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.

April 14, 2014.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on March 31, 2014, BATS Y-Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``BYX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, 
and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The 
Exchange has designated the proposed rule change as one establishing or 
changing a member due, fee, or other charge imposed by the Exchange 
under Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) 
thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposed rule change effective upon 
filing with the Commission. 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.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the 
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange filed a proposal to amend the fee schedule applicable 
to Members \5\ and non-members of the Exchange pursuant to BYX Rules 
15.1(a) and (c). Changes to the fee schedule pursuant to this proposal 
are effective upon filing.
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    \5\ A Member is any registered broker or dealer that has been 
admitted to membership in the Exchange.
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's 
Web site at http://www.batstrading.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 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 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 modify its fee schedule effective April 1, 
2014, in order to: (i) Modify the tiers applicable to the Exchange's 
tiered pricing structure; (ii) modify the rebates that the Exchange 
provides for orders that remove liquidity; (iii) modify the fees that 
the Exchange charges to add liquidity; (iv) adopt separate fees 
applicable to adding and removing Mid-Point Peg Order \6\ liquidity 
(``Mid-Point Peg liquidity''); (v) eliminate a specific fee for orders 
that add non-displayed liquidity to the Exchange and are removed by 
Retail Orders (as defined below); and (vi) modify the destinations 
subject to the Exchange's ``One Under/Better'' pricing model for 
Destination Specific Orders (as defined below). In connection with 
these changes, the Exchange is also proposing to make

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various modifications to the format of its fee schedule that are 
intended to simplify and increase the understandability of the fee 
schedule.
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    \6\ As defined in Exchange Rule 11.9(c)(9).
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Tiers and Trading Volume
    The Exchange currently offers tiered pricing structures for both 
adding and removing liquidity. Under these tiered pricing structures, 
Members that have an average daily volume (``ADV'') on the Exchange of 
at least 0.2% but less than 0.4% of average total consolidated volume 
(``TCV'') (the ``Bottom Tier Threshold'') are charged a fee that is 
lower than the standard adding fee for adding displayed liquidity or 
receive a higher rebate than the standard removal rebate for removing 
liquidity. Similarly, Members that have an ADV on the Exchange of at 
least 0.4% of average TCV (the ``Upper Tier Threshold'') are charged an 
even lower fee for adding displayed liquidity or receive an even higher 
rebate for removing liquidity. Furthermore, Members that qualify for 
either the Upper Tier Threshold or the Bottom Tier Threshold also 
qualify for an additional discount to the applicable fee to add 
displayed liquidity when a displayed order sets the national best bid 
or offer (``NBBO'') upon entry (the ``NBBO Setter Program'').
    With respect to its tiered pricing structure, the Exchange is 
proposing to: (i) eliminate the tiered pricing structure for removing 
liquidity; (ii) eliminate the Upper Tier and the Bottom Tier Threshold; 
(iii) replace the use of the defined term ADV for purposes of tier 
calculations with a defined term of ADAV, or average daily added 
volume, as further described below; and (iv) implement a new tier, 
requiring ADAV of 0.3% of average TCV (the ``0.3% ADAV Tier''). As 
noted above, the Exchange proposes to modify the existing defined term 
of ADV, used to calculate tiers, with ADAV, which would mean ``average 
daily volume calculated as the number of shares added per day on a 
monthly basis.'' In contrast, the current defined term, ADV, includes 
both added and removed volume in the calculation. Other than limiting 
volume counted to added volume, the Exchange does not otherwise propose 
to modify the way that volume is calculated for purposes of tiers.
Rebates To Remove Liquidity
    As described above, the Exchange currently offers a tiered pricing 
structure for executions that remove liquidity in securities priced 
$1.00 and above. Currently, the Exchange provides a rebate of $0.0003 
per share to remove liquidity for Members that reach the Upper Tier 
Threshold; a rebate of $0.0002 per share to remove liquidity for 
Members that reach the Bottom Tier Threshold, but not the Upper Tier 
Threshold; and a rebate of $0.0001 per share to remove liquidity for 
Members that do not reach the Bottom Tier Threshold.
    As described above, the Exchange proposes to eliminate the tiers 
applicable to executions that remove liquidity from the Exchange. The 
Exchange instead proposes to provide a standard rebate of $0.0015 per 
share for all orders that remove liquidity from the Exchange, other 
than orders that remove Mid-Point Peg liquidity, as described below. 
The proposed change to the remove liquidity rebate structure is 
reflective of the ongoing intense level of competition for order flow 
in the cash equities markets, and specifically among exchanges that 
provide rebates to market participants accessing liquidity.
    Consistent with the current fee structure, the fee structure for 
executions that remove liquidity from the Exchange described above will 
not apply to executions that remove liquidity in securities priced 
under $1.00 per share. The fee for such executions will remain at 0.10% 
of the total dollar value of the execution.
Fees To Add Liquidity
    As set forth below, the Exchange proposes to modify various fees 
charged to add displayed liquidity to the Exchange. The Exchange is not 
proposing to change pricing for securities priced under $1.00 and will 
continue to offer executions free of charge for orders that add 
liquidity in securities priced under $1.00 per share.
Displayed Liquidity
    As described above, the Exchange currently maintains a tiered 
pricing structure for adding displayed liquidity in securities priced 
$1.00 and above that allows Members to add liquidity at a reduced fee 
if they reach certain volume thresholds. Currently, pursuant to the 
NBBO Setter Program, the Exchange does not charge or provide a rebate 
to Members that reach the Upper Tier Threshold for orders that add 
liquidity and set the NBBO, but rather provides such executions free of 
charge. The Exchange currently charges Members that reach the Upper 
Tier Threshold $0.0001 per share for orders that add displayed 
liquidity but do not qualify for NBBO Setter Program pricing. Members 
that achieve the Lower Tier Threshold but not the Upper Tier Threshold 
are currently charged a liquidity adding fee of $0.0001 per share on 
orders that set the NBBO and $0.0002 per share for orders that do not 
set the NBBO. The Exchange charges a liquidity adding fee of $0.0003 
per share to Members that do not qualify for a reduced fee based on 
their volume on the Exchange.
    As described above, the Exchange proposes to eliminate the existing 
tier structure and to implement a single tier, the 0.3% Tier Threshold. 
The Exchange proposes to increase its fees to add displayed liquidity 
for all Members by at least $0.0013 per share. Specifically, the 
Exchange proposes to charge Members that reach the 0.3% Tier Threshold 
a liquidity adding fee of $0.0013 per share on orders that set the NBBO 
and to charge a liquidity adding fee of $0.0014 per share on orders by 
such Members that do not set the NBBO. For Members that do not reach 
the 0.3% Tier Threshold, the Exchange proposes to charge a liquidity 
adding fee of $0.0017 per share.
    The Exchange also proposes to group the types of fees applicable 
under the fees to add displayed section as displayed liquidity, non-
displayed liquidity and Mid-Point Peg liquidity. In connection with 
this change, the Exchange is moving, but not modifying language 
regarding the $0.0030 fee that is currently applied to displayed orders 
that are subject to price sliding and receive price improvement when 
executed. This language also currently applies to non-displayed 
liquidity, which the Exchange is not proposing to change. The Exchange 
is simply proposing to separately set forth this fee under the 
displayed liquidity section and the non-displayed liquidity section.
Non-Displayed Liquidity
    As noted above, the Exchange proposes to group fees to add non-
displayed liquidity under a new sub-heading, ``Fees to Add Other Non-
Displayed Liquidity.'' The Exchange proposes the following changes to 
the fees to add non-displayed liquidity.
    The Exchange currently charges a fee of $0.0010 per share to add 
non-displayed liquidity to the Exchange. The Exchange proposes to 
increase its fees to add non-displayed liquidity to a fee of $0.0024 
per share. As described below, the Exchange also proposes to adopt 
separate fees applicable to adding Mid-Point Peg liquidity, which is 
currently charged in the same way as all other non-displayed liquidity. 
In this connection, the Exchange proposes to modify current footnote 3 
on the fee schedule, to make clear that Mid-Point Peg liquidity is not 
included in such pricing. The Exchange also proposes to correct a 
typographical error in footnote 3, which references the non-displayed

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liquidity ``rebate'' by instead referring to the fee for adding non-
displayed liquidity. This change is consistent with both current 
pricing and pricing as proposed, where non-displayed liquidity added to 
the Exchange is always charged a fee. As is also described above, the 
Exchange proposes to include language regarding the $0.0030 fee that is 
currently applied to non-displayed orders that receive price 
improvement when executed in the non-displayed liquidity.
Mid-Point Peg Liquidity
    The Exchange currently does not differentiate any fees and rebates 
applicable to Mid-Point Peg liquidity. Thus, Mid-Point Peg liquidity is 
currently charged the standard fee to add non-displayed liquidity. 
Similarly, orders that interact with Mid-Point Peg liquidity do not 
receive any different fees or rebates than they otherwise would 
receive.
    In order to incentivize the growth of Mid-Point Peg liquidity on 
the Exchange, which liquidity can provide substantial price improvement 
to all Exchange participants, the Exchange proposes to add specific 
fees and rebates for Mid-Point Peg liquidity. The Exchange proposes to 
provide a discounted rate to add Mid-Point Peg liquidity as compared to 
other non-displayed liquidity. The Exchange proposes to charge a 
standard fee of $0.0010 per share to add Mid-Point Peg liquidity, which 
is $0.0014 less per share than to add other non-displayed liquidity. In 
addition, the Exchange proposes to charge a further discounted fee of 
$0.0005 per share to add Mid-Point Peg liquidity to all Members that 
qualify for the 0.3% Tier Threshold.
    Because of the substantial price improvement provided by such Mid-
Point Peg liquidity, the Exchange proposes to provide executions 
against such liquidity free of charge but also without providing a 
rebate. The Exchange also proposes to apply such pricing to ``Retail 
Orders'' (as defined below) that remove Mid-Point Peg liquidity. 
Accordingly, as proposed, Retail Orders would receive no rebate when 
removing Mid-Point Peg liquidity. The Exchange proposes to modify the 
description of pricing for Retail Orders, including footnote 4, to make 
this pricing clear.
Retail Orders That Remove Non-Displayed Liquidity
    Currently, pursuant to the Retail Price Improvement (``RPI'') 
program the Exchange provides a $0.0025 rebate per share for any Retail 
Order \7\ that removes liquidity from the Exchange (except for: (i) a 
Retail Order that removes displayed liquidity and, (ii) as proposed, a 
Retail Order that removes Mid-Point Peg liquidity, which are both 
subject to standard rebates and fees). The Exchange currently charges a 
$0.0025 fee per share for any Retail Price Improving Order \8\ that 
adds liquidity to the Exchange order book and is removed by a Retail 
Order. Finally, the Exchange currently charges a $0.0010 fee per share 
for any non-displayed order that adds liquidity to the Exchange order 
book and is removed by a Retail Order. The Exchange proposes to 
eliminate the separate reference and $0.0010 fee per share for a non-
displayed order that adds liquidity to the Exchange and is removed by a 
Retail Order. Accordingly, all such orders will be charged based on the 
standard fee schedule, which, as proposed, would be a fee of $0.0024 
per share.
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    \7\ As defined in BYX Rule 11.24(a)(2), a ``Retail Order'' is an 
agency order that originates from a natural person and is submitted 
to the Exchange by a Retail Member Organization, provided that no 
change is made to the terms of the order with respect to price or 
side of market and the order does not originate from a trading 
algorithm or any other computerized methodology.
    \8\ As defined in BYX Rule 11.24(a)(3), a ``Retail Price 
Improvement Order'' consists of non-displayed interest on the 
Exchange that is priced better than the Protected NBB or Protected 
NBO by at least $0.001 and that is identified as such.
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Destination Specific Orders
    The Exchange currently provides a discounted fee for Destination 
Specific Orders routed to certain market centers (NYSE, NYSE Arca, and 
NASDAQ), which, in each instance is $0.0001 less per share for orders 
routed to such market centers by the Exchange than such market centers 
currently charge for removing liquidity (referred to by the Exchange as 
``One Under'' pricing). Consistent with this program, the Exchange 
provides an enhanced rebate for Destination Specific Orders routed to 
EDGA Exchange that is $0.0001 more per share than EDGA Exchange 
provides for removing liquidity (referred to by the Exchange as ``One 
Better'' pricing, and collectively with One Under pricing, the ``One 
Under/Better'' pricing model). The Exchange proposes to remove EDGA 
Exchange from the One Under/Better pricing model and to instead provide 
a pass through of the applicable rebate provided by EDGA Exchange. 
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to provide a rebate of $0.0002 per 
share for orders routed to and executed at EDGA Exchange as a 
Destination Specific Order.
    The Exchange also proposes to add NASDAQ BX to the One Under/Better 
pricing model. NASDAQ BX currently provides a standard rebate of 
$0.0013 per share to remove liquidity. Thus, the Exchange proposes to 
provide a rebate of $0.0014 per share for orders routed to and executed 
at NASDAQ BX as a Destination Specific Order.
    The Exchange imposes a charge of $0.0030 per share for Destination 
Specific Orders sent to and executed by any market center for which it 
does not have any separately identified pricing. Based on the change 
described above, the Exchange proposes to add NASDAQ BX to the list of 
market centers to which this charge does not apply. The Exchange also 
proposes to eliminate specific pricing for Destination Specific Orders 
to BATS Exchange, Inc. (``BZX Exchange'') because such pricing is 
already set at a fee of $0.0030, and thus, there is no need to 
separately specify pricing for Destination Specific Orders to BZX 
Exchange.
Other Structural Changes
    In addition to the changes described above, the Exchange proposes 
to make various formatting and structural changes, including: (i) 
restructuring the titles for the fee sections applicable to adding and 
removing liquidity; (ii) as set forth above, separately setting forth 
add liquidity fees under headings for displayed liquidity, mid-point 
peg liquidity and non-displayed liquidity; (iii) removing from the 
title for the One Under/Better program applicable to Destination 
Specific orders the list of markets to which such program applies and 
instead simply stating ``Specified Markets''; (iv) removing language 
referencing liquidity added to or removed from the ``BYX Exchange order 
book,'' as such language is unnecessary given the context in which it 
is used.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations 
thereunder that are applicable to a national securities exchange, and, 
in particular, with the requirements of Section 6 of the Act.\9\ 
Specifically, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is 
consistent with Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\10\ in that it provides for 
the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges 
among members and other persons using any facility or system which the 
Exchange operates or controls. The Exchange notes that it

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operates in a highly competitive market in which market participants 
can readily direct order flow to competing venues if they deem fee 
levels at a particular venue to be excessive.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    Generally, the changes to Exchange execution fees and rebates 
proposed by this filing are intended to attract order flow to the 
Exchange by continuing to offer competitive pricing while also allowing 
the Exchange to continue to offer incentives to provide aggressively 
priced displayed liquidity.
    With respect to the proposed changes to the pricing structure for 
removing liquidity from the Exchange, the Exchange believes that its 
proposal is reasonable because it will eliminate the tier structure 
necessary to qualify for the highest remove liquidity rebate, thus 
greatly increasing the base of Members eligible for this rebate. The 
Exchange also believes that the rebates are reasonable and equitably 
allocated because the proposed changes will significantly increase this 
rebate from as compared to the current structure. The proposed rebates 
are equitably allocated and not unfairly discriminatory due to the fact 
that the rebates will apply equally to all members.
    With respect to the increases to the fees charged to add displayed 
liquidity, the Exchange believes that the proposed fees are reasonable 
and equitably allocated as they are designed to attract additional 
removing liquidity to the Exchange. So, while the Exchange is proposing 
to increase fees on a per share basis, it is simultaneously providing 
higher rebates to all Members for removing liquidity. Thus, although 
the change increases the fee for orders that provide liquidity, it 
provides an offsetting increase in the rebate for orders removing 
liquidity. The Exchange also believes that simplifying the tiered 
pricing structure such that there is one tier to attain will benefit 
Members and will further incentivize Members to provide tighter and 
deeper liquidity. Further, although they are not paid a credit for 
liquidity provision under the pricing structure, and instead pay a fee 
that will be increased, certain Members of the Exchange nevertheless 
find it advantageous to post liquidity because the rebate paid to 
liquidity takers further encourages the execution of posted orders.
    Volume-based tiers such as the liquidity add tiers maintained by 
the Exchange have been widely adopted in the equities markets, and are 
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because they are open to all 
members on an equal basis and provide rebates that are reasonably 
related to the value to an exchange's market quality associated with 
higher levels of market activity, such as higher levels of liquidity 
provision and introduction of higher volumes of orders into the price 
and volume discovery process. Accordingly, the Exchange believes that 
the proposal is equitably allocated and not unfairly discriminatory 
because it is consistent with the overall goals of enhancing market 
quality. The Exchange believes that any additional revenue that it may 
receive based on the amendments to the fee schedule as proposed will 
allow the Exchange to devote additional capital to its operations and 
to continue to offer competitive pricing, which, in turn, will benefit 
Members of the Exchange.
    With respect to new pricing and tiers for Mid-Point Peg liquidity, 
the Exchange believes that they are reasonable because they will reduce 
fees for Members that use higher volumes of Mid-Point Peg Orders to 
offer price improvement. The changes are consistent with an equitable 
allocation of fees because the Exchange believes that it is equitable 
to provide financial incentives, such as both the reduced fees for all 
Members for executions of Mid-Point Peg Orders and the further reduced 
fees for Members that meet the applicable tier, to encourage Members to 
submit Mid-Point Peg liquidity, which will provide price improvement, 
as opposed to other non-displayed liquidity. The changes are not 
unfairly discriminatory because the use of Mid-Point Peg Orders is 
equally available to all Members and because the proposed tier is 
structured as a market participation based pricing tier, under which 
the level of fee reduction increases as the Member's relative volume 
increases. As noted above, such pricing tiers are widely in use at 
various national securities exchanges and have been accepted as 
consistent with the Act because the financial benefit offered is 
correlated to the member's usage of the market.
    The Exchange also believes that not providing a rebate for orders 
that remove a Mid-Point Peg Order, including Retail Orders, is 
reasonable because the removing order will be guaranteed to receive 
price improvement when executed. The Exchange also believes that the 
changes are equitably allocated and not unfairly discriminatory because 
the changes apply equally to all orders that remove Mid-Point Peg 
Orders across all Members.
    The Exchange believes that charging the same fees for non-displayed 
orders, regardless of the removing party is reasonable because it 
provides a more simple and predictable fee structure for Members that 
enter non-displayed liquidity. While the Exchange acknowledges that the 
proposed change marks an increase in fees charged for non-displayed 
liquidity that is removed by a Retail Order, this change is reasonable 
because it removes a variable in fees charged based on a factor 
entirely out of the control of the Member entering the order. The 
Exchange also believes that the changes are equitably allocated and not 
unfairly discriminatory because the changes apply equally to all 
Members.
    The adoption of new pricing for a Destination Specific Order that 
offers improvement of the execution rebate offered by NASDAQ BX and the 
elimination of the EDGA Destination Specific Order from the One Under/
Better pricing model are changes intended to attract order flow to BYX 
by offering competitive rates to Exchange Members for strategies that 
first check the BYX order book before routing to away venues. In 
particular, as the Exchange's proposed pricing model is more 
competitive as compared to NASDAQ BX than it is EDGA, the Exchange 
believes that a Destination Specific Order to NASDAQ BX is more 
appropriate to be included in the One Under/Better pricing model. 
Further, the Exchange's proposal will result in increased rebates that 
will benefit Members due to the obvious economic benefit those Members 
will receive and the potential of increased available liquidity at the 
Exchange. The fee is equitably allocated and not unfairly 
discriminatory as it will be equally applied to all Members.
    Finally, the proposed changes to the formatting and structure of 
the fee schedule are designed to clarify and simplify the fee schedule 
and the Exchange believes that such changes are fair and reasonable, 
and non-discriminatory in that they are designed to be more easily 
understood by Members.

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. 
Because the market for order execution is extremely competitive, 
Members may choose to preference other market centers ahead of the 
Exchange if they believe that they can receive better fees or rebates 
elsewhere. Further, because certain of the proposed changes are 
intended to provide incentives to Members that will result in increased 
activity on the Exchange, such changes are necessarily competitive. The

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Exchange also believes that its pricing for removing liquidity is 
appropriately competitive vis-[agrave]-vis the Exchange's competitors, 
with at least one such competitor, NASDAQ BX, offering a similar 
pricing model. In a competitive environment, the Exchange must 
continually adjust its fees to remain competitive with other exchanges 
and alternative liquidity sources. Because competitors are free to 
modify their own fees in response, and because market participants may 
readily adjust their order routing practices, the Exchange believes 
that the degree to which fee changes in this market may impose any 
burden on competition is extremely limited. Further, the modifications 
described herein are a direct response to competition, which should be 
viewed as a positive signal that a competitive market exists. If the 
changes are unattractive to market participants, it is likely that the 
Exchange will lose market share as a result. Accordingly, the Exchange 
does not believe that the proposed changes will impair the ability of 
Members or competing order execution venues to maintain their 
competitive standing in the financial markets. The Exchange believes 
that continuing to incentivize the entry of aggressively priced, 
displayed liquidity fosters intra-market competition to the benefit of 
all market participants that enter orders to the Exchange. Finally, the 
Exchange does not believe that any of the changes represent a 
significant departure from previous pricing offered by the Exchange or 
pricing offered by the Exchange's competitors.

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.

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) of the Act \11\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 
thereunder.\12\ 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.
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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f).
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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-BYX-2014-004 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-BYX-2014-004. 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-BYX-2014-004 and should be 
submitted on or before May 9, 2014.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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