Document ID: SEC-2013-0356-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: NYSE Arca, Inc.
Posted Date: 2013-02-19T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11720-11724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03685]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-68912; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2013-13]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Amending Exchange 
Rule 7.11 To Establish Rules To Comply With the Requirements of the 
Plan To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility Submitted to the 
Commission Pursuant to Rule 608 of Regulation NMS

February 12, 2013.
    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 31, 2013, 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, II, 
and III 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 Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange Rule 7.11 to establish 
rules to comply with the requirements of Plan To Address Extraordinary 
Market Volatility submitted to the Commission pursuant to Rule 608 of 
Regulation NMS. The text of the proposed rule change is available on 
the Exchange's Web site at www.nyse.com, at the principal office of the 
Exchange, on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov, 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 the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend Exchange Rule 7.11 to establish 
rules to comply with the requirements of the Plan To Address 
Extraordinary Market Volatility submitted to the Commission pursuant to 
Rule 608 of Regulation NMS under the Act (the ``Plan''). The Exchange 
proposes to adopt the changes for a pilot period that coincides with 
the pilot period for the Plan, which is currently scheduled as a one-
year pilot to begin on April 8, 2013.
Background
    Since May 6, 2010, when the markets experienced excessive 
volatility in an abbreviated time period, i.e., the ``flash crash,'' 
the equities exchanges and FINRA have implemented market-wide measures 
designed to restore investor confidence by reducing the potential for 
excessive market volatility. Among the measures adopted include pilot 
plans for stock-by-stock trading pauses \4\ and related changes to the 
equities market clearly erroneous execution rules \5\ and

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more stringent equities market maker quoting requirements.\6\ On May 
31, 2012, the Commission approved the Plan, as amended, on a one-year 
pilot basis.\7\ In addition, the Commission approved changes to the 
equities market-wide circuit breaker rules on a pilot basis to coincide 
with the pilot period for the Plan.\8\
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    \4\ See, e.g., Exchange Rule 7.11.
    \5\ See, e.g., Exchange Rule 7.10.
    \6\ See, e.g., Exchange Rule 7.23.
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31, 
2012), 77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012) (File No. 4-631) (Order Approving, 
on a Pilot Basis, the National Market System Plan To Address 
Extraordinary Market Volatility).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67090 (May 31, 
2012), 77 FR 33531 (June 6, 2012) (SR-BATS-2011-038; SR-BYX-2011-
025; SR-BX-2011-068; SR-CBOE-2011-087; SR-C2-2011-024; SR-CHX-2011-
30; SR-EDGA-2011-31; SR-EDGX-2011-30; SR-FINRA-2011-054; SR-ISE-
2011-61; SR-NASDAQ-2011-131; SR-NSX-2011-11; SR-NYSE-2011-48; SR-
NYSEAmex-2011-73; SR-NYSEArca-2011-68; SR-Phlx-2011-129).
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    The Plan is designed to prevent trades in individual NMS Stocks 
from occurring outside of specified Price Bands.\9\ As described more 
fully below, the requirements of the Plan are coupled with Trading 
Pauses to accommodate more fundamental price moves (as opposed to 
erroneous trades or momentary gaps in liquidity). All trading centers 
in NMS Stocks, including both those operated by Participants and those 
operated by members of Participants, are required to establish, 
maintain, and enforce written policies and procedures that are 
reasonably designed to comply with the requirements specified in the 
Plan.\10\ As set forth in more detail in the Plan, Price Bands 
consisting of a Lower Price Band and an Upper Price Band for each NMS 
Stock are calculated by the Processors.\11\ When the National Best Bid 
(Offer) is below (above) the Lower (Upper) Price Band, the Processors 
shall disseminate such National Best Bid (Offer) with an appropriate 
flag identifying it as unexecutable. When the National Best Bid (Offer) 
is equal to the Upper (Lower) Price Band, the Processors shall 
distribute such National Best Bid (Offer) with an appropriate flag 
identifying it as a Limit State Quotation.\12\ All trading centers in 
NMS Stocks must maintain written policies and procedures that are 
reasonably designed to prevent the display of offers below the Lower 
Price Band and bids above the Upper Price Band for NMS Stocks. 
Notwithstanding this requirement, the Processor shall display an offer 
below the Lower Price Band or a bid above the Upper Price Band, but 
with a flag that it is non-executable. Such bids or offers shall not be 
included in the National Best Bid or National Best Offer 
calculations.\13\
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    \9\ Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used in this 
rule filing are based on the defined terms of the Plan.
    \10\ The Exchange is a Participant in the Plan.
    \11\ See Section V(A) of the Plan.
    \12\ See Section VI(A) of the Plan.
    \13\ See Section VI(A)(3) of the Plan.
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    Trading in an NMS Stock immediately enters a Limit State if the 
National Best Offer (Bid) equals but does not cross the Lower (Upper) 
Price Band.\14\ Trading for an NMS stock exits a Limit State if, within 
15 seconds of entering the Limit State, all Limit State Quotations were 
executed or canceled in their entirety. If the market does not exit a 
Limit State within 15 seconds, then the Primary Listing Exchange would 
declare a five-minute trading pause pursuant to Section VII of the LULD 
Plan, which would be applicable to all markets trading the 
security.\15\ In addition, the Plan defines a Straddle State as when 
the National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above) the Lower (Upper) Price 
Band and the NMS Stock is not in a Limit State. For example, assume the 
Lower Price Band for an NMS Stock is $9.50 and the Upper Price Band is 
$10.50, such NMS stock would be in a Straddle State if the National 
Best Bid were below $9.50, and therefore non-executable, and the 
National Best Offer were above $9.50 (including a National Best Offer 
that could be above $10.50). If an NMS Stock is in a Straddle State and 
trading in that stock deviates from normal trading characteristics, the 
Primary Listing Exchange may declare a trading pause for that NMS 
Stock.
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    \14\ See Section VI(B)(1) of the Plan.
    \15\ The primary listing market would declare a trading pause in 
an NMS Stock; upon notification by the primary listing market, the 
Processor would disseminate this information to the public. No 
trades in that NMS Stock could occur during the trading pause, but 
all bids and offers may be displayed. See Section VII(A) of the 
Plan.
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Proposed Amendment to Rule 7.11
    The Exchange is required by the Plan to establish, maintain, and 
enforce written policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to 
comply with the limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements 
specified in the Plan. In response to the new Plan, the Exchange 
proposes to amend its Rules accordingly.
    The Exchange proposes to add Rule 7.11(a)(1) to define that 
``Plan'' means the Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility 
Submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission Pursuant to Rule 
608 of Regulation NMS under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
Exhibit A to Securities Exchange Act Release No. 67091 (May 31, 2012), 
77 FR 33498 (June 6, 2012), as it may be amended from time to time. The 
Exchange proposes to add Rule 7.11(a)(2) to state that the Exchange is 
a Participant in, and subject to the applicable requirements of, the 
Plan, which establishes procedures to address extraordinary volatility 
in NMS Stocks. In addition, proposed Rule 7.11(a)(1) provides that all 
capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Rule shall have the 
meanings set forth in the Plan or Exchange rules, as applicable.
    The Exchange proposes to add Rule 7.11(a)(3) to provide that ETP 
Holders shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Plan. The 
Exchange believes that this requirement will help ensure compliance by 
its members with the provisions of the Plan as required pursuant to 
Section II(B) of the Plan.\16\
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    \16\ See Section II(B) of the Plan.
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    The Exchange proposes to add Rule 7.11(a)(4) to provide that 
Exchange systems shall not display or execute buy (sell) interest above 
(below) the Upper (Lower) Price Bands, unless such interest is 
specifically exempted under the Plan. The Exchange believes that this 
requirement is reasonably designed to enable compliance with the limit 
up-limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan, by 
preventing executions outside the Price Bands as required pursuant to 
Section VI(A)(1) of the Plan.\17\
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    \17\ See Section VI(A)(1) of the Plan.
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    The Exchange proposes Rules regarding the treatment of certain 
trading interest on the Exchange in order to prevent executions outside 
the Price Bands and to comply with the new LULD Plan. In particular, 
the Exchange proposes to add Rule 7.11(a)(5) that provides that 
Exchange systems shall cancel buy (sell) interest that is priced or 
could be executed above (below) the Upper (Lower) Price Band.\18\ 
Specifically, the Exchange proposes the following provision regarding 
the canceling of certain trading interest:
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    \18\ Sell short orders that are not eligible for repricing 
instructions will be treated as any other order pursuant to Rule 
7.11(a)(5). See proposed Exchange Rule 7.11(a)(6)(D).
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     Marketable Trading Interest. Incoming marketable interest, 
including market orders, IOC orders, and limit orders, shall be 
executed, or if applicable, routed to an away market, to the fullest 
extent possible, subject to Rules 7.31(a)(1)-(3) (Trading Collars for 
market orders) and 7.31(b)(2) (price check for limit orders), at prices 
at or within the Price Bands. Any unexecuted portion of such incoming 
marketable interest that cannot be executed at prices at or within the 
Price Bands shall be cancelled and the ETP Holder shall be notified of 
the reason for the cancellation.

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    The Exchange believes this provision is reasonably designed to 
prevent executions outside the Price Bands as required by the limit up-
limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. The 
Exchange believes that allowing marketable trading interest to execute 
to the extent possible within the Price Bands and cancelling any 
unexecuted portion of such interest that cannot be executed at prices 
at or within the Price Bands, is reasonably designed to prevent 
executions in violation with the limit up-limit down and trading pause 
requirements. The Exchange believes that adding certainty to the 
treatment of marketable trading interest in these situations will 
encourage market participants to continue to provide liquidity to the 
Exchange and thus promote a fair and orderly market.
    In addition, the Exchange proposes to add 7.11(a)(6) that provides 
that Exchange systems shall reprice certain specified limit orders for 
which ETP Holders have entered an instruction for the Exchange to 
reprice a buy (sell) order that is priced above (below) the Upper 
(Lower) Price Band to the Upper (Lower) Price Band rather than cancel 
the order. Specifically, the Exchange proposes the following provisions 
regarding the repricing certain specified limit orders:
     Instructions to Reprice. Instructions to reprice eligible 
orders shall be applicable to both incoming and resting orders. If the 
Price Bands move and the original limit price of a repriced order is at 
or within the Price Bands, Exchange systems shall reprice such limit 
order to its original limit price.
     Time Priority of Repriced Orders. Each time an eligible 
order is repriced, it shall receive a new time priority.
     Eligible Limit Order Types. The following order types are 
eligible for repricing instructions: Adding Liquidity Only Orders (Rule 
7.31(nn)), Discretion Limit Order (Rule 7.31(h)(2)(B)), Discretionary 
Order (Rule 7.31(h)(2)), Limit Order (7.31(b)), Passive Discretionary 
Order (Rule 7.31(h)(2)(A)), PNP ISO (Rule 7.31(w)), PNP Order (Rule 
7.31(w)), Proactive if Locked Reserve Order (Rule 7.31(hh)), Random 
Reserve Order (Rule 7.31(h)(3)(B)), Reserve Order (Rule 7.31(h)(3)), 
Sweep Reserve Order (Rule 7.31(h)(3)(A)), Primary Until 9:45 Order 
(Rule 7.31(oo)), Primary After 3:55 Order (Rule 7.31(pp)), and Primary 
Sweep Order (Rule 7.31(kk)).
     Sell Short Orders. For an order type eligible for 
repricing instructions that is also a short sell order, during a Short 
Sale Price Test, as set forth in Rule 7.16(f), short sale orders priced 
below the Lower Price Band shall be repriced to the higher of the Lower 
Price Band or the Permitted Price, as defined in Rule 7.16(f)(ii). Sell 
short orders that are not eligible for repricing instructions will be 
treated as any other order pursuant to Rule 7.11(a)(5).
     Original Order Instructions. Any interest repriced 
pursuant to Exchange Rule 7.11(a)(6) shall return to its original order 
instructions for purposes of a re-opening transaction following a 
Trading Pause.
    The Exchange believes these provisions are reasonably designed to 
prevent executions outside the Price Bands as required by the limit up-
limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. The 
Exchange believes that allowing certain specified limit orders for 
which ETP Holders have entered instructions that would otherwise 
execute outside the Prices Bands to reprice and receive a new time 
stamp, is reasonably designed to prevent executions in violation of the 
limit up-limit down and trading pause requirements. The Exchange notes 
that the receiving of a new timestamp instead of retaining the original 
during repricing should have no impact on the priority amongst the 
orders repriced, because their ranking after repricing will be in the 
same time order as before repricing, based on the order time when 
initially entered.\19\ Similarly, when orders repriced pursuant to 
proposed Rule 7.11(a)(6) return to their original order instructions 
for purposes of the re-opening transaction following a Trading Pause, 
their ranking will continue to be in the same time order as before 
repricing, based on the order time when initially entered.\20\
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    \19\ Example 1--the Exchange receives three limit orders to buy 
that are eligible for repricing instructions--A, B, C. The orders 
are received in that time order. Order A and B, are priced outside 
of the Price Bands (higher than the Upper Band), but Order C has a 
limit price within the Price Bands. Orders A and B will be repriced 
to the Upper Band and receive a new timestamp. The new order 
priority would be A, B, C, because A and B are repriced sequentially 
in the order originally received at the price of the Upper Band, 
while Order C has a lower limit price within the Price Bands.
    However, the Exchange also notes that because repriced orders 
will receive a new time priority, such orders would not necessarily 
retain their previous priority in the order queue when compared to 
orders that do not get repriced. A later arriving order that is 
priced at the Price Bands could have time priority compared to an 
order that was repriced pursuant to the order instructions because 
the original order pricing was outside the Price Bands.
    Example 2--the Exchange receives three limit orders to buy that 
are eligible for repricing instructions--A, B, C. The orders are 
received in that time order. Order A and B, are priced outside of 
the Price Bands (higher than the Upper Band), but Order C has a 
limit price at the Upper Band. The new order priority would be C, A, 
B, because C is not getting repriced it keeps its original 
timestamp, while Orders A and B are repriced sequentially in the 
order originally received at the price of the Upper Band.
    \20\ Assume the same scenario as Example 1 in note 18. Order A 
and B, are priced outside of the Price Bands (higher than the Upper 
Band), but Order C has a limit price within the Price Bands. Orders 
A and B will be repriced to the Upper Band and receive a new time 
stamp. With the new order priority being A, B, C, because A and B 
are repriced sequentially in the order originally received at the 
price of the Upper Band, while Order C has a lower limit price 
within the Price Bands. After a Trading Pause, Orders A and B return 
to their original price pursuant to their original order 
instructions. The new order priority for the reopening auction will 
be A, B, C, because A and B are repriced sequentially in the order 
originally received at the higher original limit price, while C has 
a lower limit price.
    Assume the same scenario as Example 2. Order A and B, are priced 
outside of the Price Bands (higher than the Upper Band), but Order C 
has a limit price at the Upper Band. With the new order priority 
would be C, A, B, because C is not getting repriced it keeps its 
original timestamp, while Orders A and B are repriced sequentially 
in the order originally received at the price of the Upper Band. 
After a Trading Pause, Orders A and B return to their original price 
pursuant to their original order instructions. The new order 
priority for the reopening auction will be A, B, C, because A and B 
are repriced sequentially in the order originally received at the 
higher original limit price, while C has a lower limit price.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposal provides a transparent 
methodology that encourages participants to price orders within the 
Price Bands and treats repriced orders in a fair and consistent manner. 
The Exchange believes that adding certainty to the treatment and 
priority of trading interest in these situations will encourage market 
participants to continue to provide liquidity to the Exchange and thus 
promote a fair and orderly market.
    The Exchange proposes Rule 7.11(a)(7) that provides that the 
Exchange systems shall not route buy (sell) interest to an away market 
displaying a sell (buy) quote that is above (below) the Upper (Lower) 
Price Band. However, the Exchange shall route orders with a primary 
market modifier regardless of price, specifically the Primary Only 
Order (Rule 7.31(x)), Primary Until 9:45 Order (Rule 7.31(oo)), Primary 
After 3:55 Order (Rule 7.31(pp)), and Primary Sweep Order (Rule 
7.31(kk)). Since the Exchange does not control the timing of the 
execution of the order on the primary market, it would be difficult for 
the Exchange to anticipate when the order may violate a Price Band when 
such order is on the Primary Market. For these specific orders, the 
Exchange believes that the primary market is best positioned to prevent 
an execution of the order outside the Price Bands. The Exchange 
believes that this provision is reasonably designed to prevent an 
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manner that promotes compliance with the limit up-limit down and 
trading pause requirements specified in the Plan.
    In addition, the Exchange proposes Rule 7.11(a)(8) that provides 
that the Exchange may declare a Trading Pause for a NMS Stock listed on 
the Exchange when (i) the National Best Bid (Offer) is below (above) 
the Lower (Upper) Price Band and the NMS Stock is not in a Limit State; 
and (ii) trading in that NMS Stock deviates from normal trading 
characteristics. An Exchange Official may declare such Trading Pause 
during a Straddle State if such Trading Pause would support the Plan's 
goal to address extraordinary market volatility.\21\ The Exchange 
believes that this provision is reasonably designed to comply with 
Section VII(A)(2) of the Plan.\22\
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    \21\ The Exchange will develop written policies and procedures 
to determine when to declare a Trading Pause in such circumstances.
    \22\ See Section VII(A)(2) of the Plan.
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    Consistent with the Plan's requirements for the Exchange to 
establish, maintain, and enforce policies and procedures that are 
reasonably designed to comply with the trading pause requirements 
specified in the Plan, the Exchanges also proposes to amend the Rules 
regarding Trading Pauses to correspond with the LULD Plan. The Exchange 
proposes to provide that during Phase 1 of the Plan, a Trading Pause in 
Tier 1 NMS Stocks subject to the requirements of the Plan, shall be 
subject to Plan requirements and Rule 7.11(b)(2); a Trading Pause in 
Tier 1 NMS Stocks not yet subject to the requirements of the Plan shall 
be subject to the requirements in paragraphs (b)(1)-(6) of this Rule; 
and a Trading Pause in Tier 2 NMS Stocks shall be subject to the 
requirements set forth in Rule 7.11(b)(1)(B)-(6). The proposed change 
will allow the Trading Pause requirements in Rule 7.11(b)(1) to 
continue to apply to Tier 1 NMS Stocks during the beginning of Phase I 
until they are subject to the Plan requirements. Once the Plan has been 
fully implemented and all NMS Stocks are subject to the Plan, a Trading 
Pause under the Plan shall be subject to Exchange Rule 7.11(b)(2). 
These proposed changes are designed to comply with Section VIII of the 
Plan to ensure implementation of the Plan's requirements.\23\
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
Section 6(b) of the Act \24\ in general, and furthers the objectives of 
Section 6(b)(5),\25\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote 
just and equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to and 
perfect the mechanisms 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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    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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    The proposal promotes just and equitable principles of trade and 
removes impediments to, and perfects the mechanism of, a free and open 
market and a national market system by ensuring that the Exchange 
systems will not display or execute trading interest outside the Price 
Bands as required by the limit up-limit down and trading pause 
requirements specified in the Plan. Specifically, the proposal is 
reasonably designed to ensure that the trading interest on the Exchange 
is either repriced or canceled in a manner that promotes just and 
equitable principles of trade and removes impediments to, and perfects 
the mechanism of, a free and open market and a national market system. 
Further, the proposal is designed to enable market participants to 
continue to trade NMS Stocks within the Price Bands in compliance with 
the Plan with certainty on how certain orders and trading interest will 
be treated. Thus, reducing uncertainty regarding the treatment and 
priority of trading interest with the Price Bands should help encourage 
market participants to continue to provide liquidity during times of 
extraordinary market volatility that occur during Regular Trading 
Hours.
    The proposal also promotes just and equitable principles of trade 
and removes impediments to, and perfects the mechanism of, a free and 
open market and a national market system by ensuring that orders in NMS 
Stocks are not routed to other exchanges in situations where an 
execution may occur outside Price Bands, and thereby is reasonably 
designed to prevent an execution outside the Price Bands in a manner 
that promotes compliance with the limit up-limit down and trading pause 
requirements specified in the Plan.

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 purposes of the Act. The proposed changes are 
being made to establish, maintain, and enforce written policies and 
procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with the limit up-
limit down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan, of 
which other equities exchanges are also Participants of. Other 
competing equity exchanges are subject to the same limit up-limit down 
and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan. Thus, the 
proposed changes will not impose any burden on competition while 
providing certainty of treatment and execution of trading interest on 
the Exchange to market participants during periods of extraordinary 
volatility in NMS stock while in compliance with the limit up-limit 
down and trading pause requirements specified in the Plan.

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

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \26\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\27\ 
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 prior to 
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as 
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become 
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \27\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such 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 under 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \28\ to determine whether the proposed 
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \28\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).

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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 No. SR-NYSEArca-2013-13 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File No. SR-NYSEArca-2013-13. 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 No. SR-NYSEArca-2013-13 and should be 
submitted on or before March 12, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\29\
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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    \29\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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