[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 76 (Monday, April 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21902-21906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08210]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-88632; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2020-033]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating
To Amend its Fee Schedule
April 14, 2020.
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 April 8, 2020, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``BZX'') 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 Exchange. 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.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``BZX'') is filing
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a proposed
rule change to amend its Fee Schedule. The text of the proposed rule
change is provided in Exhibit 5.
The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (http://markets.cboe.com/us/equities/regulation/rule_filings/bzx/), at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary, 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 aspects of such
statements.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend its fee schedule for its equity
options platform (``BZX Options'').\3\
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\3\ The Exchange initially filed the proposed fee changes on
April 1, 2020 (SR-CboBZX-2020-030). On April 8, 2020, the Exchange
withdrew that filing and submitted this filing.
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The Exchange first notes that it 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 or incentives to be insufficient. More specifically, the
Exchange is only one of 16 options venues to which market participants
may direct their order flow. Based on publicly available information,
no single options exchange has more than 21% of the market share and
currently the Exchange represents only 12% of the market share.\4\
Thus, in such a low-concentrated and highly competitive market, no
single options exchange, including the Exchange, possesses significant
pricing power in the execution of option order flow. The Exchange
believes that the ever-shifting market share among the exchanges from
month to month demonstrates that market participants can shift order
flow, or discontinue to reduce use of certain categories of products,
in response to fee changes. Accordingly, competitive forces constrain
the Exchange's transaction fees, and market participants can readily
trade on competing venues if they deem pricing levels at those other
venues to be more favorable. The Exchange's fee schedule sets forth
standard rebates and rates applied per contract. For example, the
Exchange assesses a standard rebate of $0.29 per contract for Market
Maker orders that add liquidity in Penny Pilot Securities and a
standard rebate of $0.40 per contract in Non-Penny Pilot Securities.
Additionally, the Exchange assesses a standard fee of $0.50 per
contract for non-Customer orders that remove liquidity in Penny Pilot
Securities and a standard fee of $1.07 per contract in Non-Penny Pilot
Securities. Additionally, in response to the competitive environment,
the Exchange also offers tiered pricing, as discussed in further detail
in the following paragraphs, which provides Members opportunities to
qualify for higher rebates or reduced fees where certain volume
criteria and thresholds are met. Tiered pricing provides an incremental
incentive for Members to strive for higher tier levels, which provides
increasingly higher benefits or discounts for satisfying increasingly
more stringent criteria.
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\4\ See Cboe Global Markets U.S. Options Market Volume Summary
(March 27, 2020), available at https://markets.cboe.com/us/options/market_statistics/.
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Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers
The Exchange currently offers three Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take
Volume Tiers under footnote 3 of the Fee Schedule which provides
reduced fees between $0.44 and $0.47 per contract for qualifying non-
Customer orders which meet certain add liquidity thresholds and yield
fee code PP.\5\
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\5\ Orders yielding fee code PP are non-Customer orders that
remove liquidity in Penny Pilot securities.
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Under current Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tier 1, a Member
receives a reduced fee of $0.44 per contract where the Member (1) has
an average daily added volume (``ADAV'') \6\ in Customer orders greater
than or equal to 0.80% of average options consolidated volume
(``OCV''),\7\ (2) has an ADAV in Market Maker orders greater than or
equal to 0.35% of average OCV; (3) has on BZX Equities an ADAV \8\
greater than or equal to 0.30% of average total consolidated volume
(``TCV''); \9\ and (4) has an ADAV in Customer Non-Penny orders greater
than or equal to 0.05% of average OCV. Now, the Exchange proposes to
increase the applicable fee and modify thresholds (3) and (4) of Tier 1
listed previously. Accordingly, under the proposed thresholds for Tier
1 a Member would receive a reduced fee of $0.45 per contract where the
Member (1) has an ADAV in Customer orders greater than or equal to
0.80% of average OCV; (2) has an ADAV in Market Maker orders greater
than or equal to 0.35% of average OCV; (3) has on BZX Equities an ADAV
or greater than or equal to 1.00% of average TCV; and (4) has an ADAV
in Customer Non-Penny orders greater than or equal to 0.10% of average
OCV.
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\6\ ADAV means average daily added volume calculated as the
number of contracts added per day.
\7\ OCV means the total equity and ETF options volume that
clears in the Customer range at the Options Clearing Corporation
(``OCC'') for the month for which the fees apply, excluding volume
on any day that the exchange experiences an Exchange System
Disruption and on any day with a scheduled early market close.
\8\ ADAV on BZX Equities means average daily added volume
calculated as the number of shares added per day.
\9\ TCV on BZX Equities means average daily added volume
calculated as the number of displayed shares added that establish a
new National Best Bid and Offer (``NBBO'') as a percentage of TCV
[sic].
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Under current Non-Customer Penny Take Volume Tier 3, a Member
receives a reduced fee of $0.44 per contract where the Member has (1)
an ADAV in Customer orders equal to or greater than 1.70% of average
OCV; and (2) has an ADAV in Customer Non-Penny orders equal to or
greater than 0.30% of average OCV. Now, the Exchange proposes to
increase the fee and modify thresholds (1) and (2) associated with Tier
3. Accordingly, under the proposed thresholds for Tier 3 a Member would
receive a reduced fee of $0.45 per contract where the Member has (1) an
ADAV in Customer orders equal to or greater than 2.00% of average OCV;
and (2) has an ADAV in Customer Non-Penny orders equal to or greater
than 0.40% of average OCV.
Although the proposed fees and thresholds under Tier 1 and 3 of the
Non-Customer Penny Take Volume Tiers are higher and more stringent than
the current fees for such tiers, Members will still have an opportunity
to receive a reduced fee for meeting the applicable tier thresholds
which are in line with similar fees for non-Customer orders in place on
other options exchanges.\10\
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\10\ See e.g., NYSE Arca imposes a fee of $0.50 per contract for
non-Customer orders that remove liquidity. Similarly, Nasdaq imposes
a fee ranging from $0.48 up to $0.50 for non-customer orders that
remove liquidity.
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Based on the above proposed changes, the Exchange also proposes to
make corresponding changes to the Standard Rates table included in the
Exchange's Fee Schedule.
Market-Maker Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers
The Exchange currently offers 10 Market Maker Penny Pilot Add
Volume Tiers under footnote 6 of the fee schedule which provide rebates
between $0.33 and $0.46 per contract for qualifying Market Maker orders
which meet certain add liquidity thresholds and yield fee code PM.\11\
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\11\ Orders yielding fee code PM are Market Maker orders that
add liquidity in Penny Pilot securities.
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Under current Tier 9 of the Market Maker Penny Pilot Add Volume
Tiers, a Member receives a rebate of $0.44 per contract where the
Member (1) has an ADAV in Market Maker orders greater than or equal to
0.10% of average OCV; (2) has on BZX Equities an ADV of equal to or
greater than 0.60% of average TCV; and (3) has a step-up ADAV in Market
maker orders from December 2019 of equal to or greater than 0.05% of
average OCV. Now, the Exchange proposes to modify existing thresholds
(1) and (2), eliminate threshold (3), and
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add a new threshold. Specifically, under the proposed thresholds for
Tier 9, a Member would receive a rebate of $0.44 per contract where the
Member (1) has an ADAV in Market Maker orders equal to or greater than
0.50% of average OCV; (2) has an ADAV in Market Maker Non-Penny orders
of equal to or greater than 0.15% of average OCV; and (3) has on BZX
Equities an ADV of equal to or greater than 1.00% of average TCV.
Although the proposed changes to Tier 9 of the Market Maker Penny
Pilot Add Volume Tiers is more stringent than the current tier, the
Exchange believes it provides an incremental incentive proportionate to
the proposed rebate. Furthermore, the proposed criteria is similar to
existing criteria on the Exchange.\12\
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\12\ See Tier 2 [sic] of the Market Maker Non-Penny Pilot Add
Volume Tiers (footnote 7).
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In addition to the above, the Exchange proposes to modify Tiers 3,
6, and 8 of the Market Maker Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers in order to
clarify that the applicable average daily removed volume (``ADRV'')
\13\ criteria is applicable only to Market Maker orders.\14\
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\13\ ADRV means average daily removed volume calculated as the
number of contracts removed.
\14\ The Exchange notes it inadvertently failed to specify in
the Fees Schedule that the ADRV volume was applicable to Market
Maker orders only, but did address the requirement in the rule
filing when Tiers 3, 6 and 8 were adopted. See Securities Exchange
Act No. 85846 (May 13, 2019) 84 FR 22546 (May 17, 2019) (SR-CboeBZX-
2019-038).
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Market Maker Non-Penny Add Volume Tier
The Exchange currently offers three Market Maker Non-Penny Pilot
Add Volume Tiers under footnote 7 of the fee schedule which provides
enhanced rebates between $0.45 and $0.86 per contract for qualifying
Market Maker orders which meet certain add liquidity thresholds and
yield fee code NM.\15\
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\15\ Orders yielding fee code NM are Market Maker orders that
add liquidity in Non-Penny Pilot securities.
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Under the current Tier 3 of the Market Maker Non-Penny Pilot Add
Volume Tiers, a Member receives an enhanced rebate of $0.86 per
contract where the Member has (1) an ADAV in Market Maker orders
greater or equal to 1.00% of average OCV and an ADAV in Market Maker
non-penny orders of greater or equal to a 0.20% of average OCV. Now,
the Exchange proposes to modify the rebate and threshold (2) of Tier 3.
Specifically, under the proposal a Member would receive a rebate of
$0.88 per contract where the Member (1) has an ADAV in Market Maker
orders greater than or equal to 1.00% of average OCV; and (2) has an
ADAV in Market Maker Non-Penny orders of greater than or equal to 0.10%
of average OCV. Additionally, the Exchange proposes to make
corresponding changes to the Standard Rates table included in the
Exchange's Fee Schedule.
The proposed changes to Tier 3 of the Market Maker Non-Penny Pilot
Add Volume Tiers are designed to encourage a Market Maker's liquidity
adding volume in Non-Penny orders, and moreover to encourage Members to
increase their order flow, thereby contributing to a deeper and more
liquid market, which benefits all market participants and provides
greater execution opportunities on the Exchange.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6 of the Act,\16\ in general, and furthers the
requirements of Section 6(b)(4),\17\ in particular, as it is designed
to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and
other charges among its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate
between customers, issuers, brokers or dealers. The Exchange 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 or incentives to be insufficient. The
proposed rule changes reflect a competitive pricing structure designed
to incentivize market participants to direct their order flow to the
Exchange, which the Exchange believes would enhance market quality to
the benefit of all Members.
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\16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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In particular, the Exchange believes the proposed modifications to
the Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers, Market Maker Penny
Pilot Add Volume Tiers, and Market Maker Non-Penny Add Volume Tiers is
reasonable because it provides an additional opportunity for Members to
receive a higher rebate or lower fee by providing additional criteria
they can reach for. The Exchange notes that volume-based incentives and
discounts have been widely adopted by exchanges,\18\ including the
Exchange,\19\ and are reasonable, equitable and non-discriminatory
because they are open to all Members on an equal basis and provide
additional benefits or discounts that are reasonably related to (i) the
value to an exchange's market quality and (ii) associated higher levels
of market activity, such as higher levels of liquidity provision and/or
growth patterns. Additionally, as noted above, the Exchange operates in
highly competitive market. The Exchange is only one of several options
venues to which market participants may direct their order flow, and it
represents a small percentage of the overall market. Competing options
exchanges offer similar tiered pricing structures to that of the
Exchange, including schedules of rebates and fees that apply based upon
Members achieving certain volume and/or growth thresholds. These
competing pricing schedules, moreover, are presently comparable to
those that the Exchange provides.
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\18\ See e.g., Cboe EDGX U.S. Options Exchange Fee Schedule,
Footnote 2, Market Maker Volume Tiers, which provide reduced fees
between $0.01 and $0.17 per contract for Market Maker Penny and Non-
Penny orders where Members meet certain volume thresholds.
\19\ See e.g., Cboe BZX U.S. Options Exchange Fee Schedule,
Footnotes 6 and 7, Market Maker Penny Pilot and Non-Penny Pilot
Volume Tiers which provide enhanced rebates for Market Maker orders
where Members meet certain volume thresholds.
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Moreover, the Exchange believes the proposed changes are a
reasonable means to encourage Members to increase their liquidity on
the Exchange. The Exchange believes that the modified criteria to
certain of the existing Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers,
Market Maker Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers, and Market Maker Non-Penny
Add Volume Tiers may encourage Members to increase their order flow on
the Exchange. Increased liquidity benefits all investors by deepening
the Exchange's liquidity pool, offering additional flexibility for all
investors to enjoy cost savings, supporting the quality of price
discovery, promoting market transparency and improving investor
protection. The Exchange also believes that proposed changes are
reasonable based on the difficulty of satisfying each tier's criteria
and ensures the proposed rebate/fee and threshold appropriately
reflects the incremental difficulty to achieve the applicable tier.
The Exchange believes that the proposal represents an equitable
allocation of fees and is not unfairly discriminatory because it
applies uniformly to either non-Customer or Market Maker orders, as
applicable. Further, the Exchange provides for similar standard fees to
Customer \20\ orders for liquidity removing volume in Penny Pilot
securities as compared to proposed modified Tiers 1 and 3 of the Non-
Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume
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Tiers. Similarly, the Exchange offers similar tiers to Joint-Back
Office,\21\ Away Market Maker,\22\ and Customer \23\ orders for
liquidity adding volume in both Penny Pilot and Non-Penny Pilot
securities as compared to proposed modified Tier 9 of the Market Maker
Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers and Tier 3 of the Market Maker Non-Penny
Pilot Add Volume Tiers.
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\20\ See the Standard Rates table which provides that Customer
orders that remove liquidity in Penny Pilot securities incur a fee
of $0.50 per contract.
\21\ See e.g., the Firm, Broker Dealer, and Joint Back Office
Non-Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers in the Exchange's Fee Schedule.
Tier 4 offers a rebate of up to $0.82 per contract to Members
satisfying the tier.
\22\ See e.g., the Away Market Maker Non-Penny Pilot Add Volume
Tiers in the Exchange's Fee Schedule. Tier 2 offers a rebate of up
to $0.52 per contract to Members satisfying the tier.
\23\ See e.g., the Customer Non-Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers in
the Exchange's Fee Schedule. Tier 4 offers a rebate of up $1.05 per
contract to Members satisfying the tier.
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Additionally, a number of Non-Customers have a reasonable
opportunity to satisfy the proposed modified Tier 1 and Tier 3 of the
Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers, which the Exchange believes
are more stringent than existing Tier 1 and Tier 3. While the Exchange
has no way of knowing whether this proposed rule change would
definitively result in any particular Non-Customer qualifying for the
proposed modified tiers, the Exchange anticipates at least two Members
to compete for and reasonably achieve each the proposed modified tiers;
however, the proposed modified tiers are open to any Non-Customer that
satisfies the applicable tier's criteria. The Exchange believes the
proposed tier could provide an incentive for other Members to submit
additional liquidity on the Exchange to qualify for the proposed
enhanced rebate.
Similarly, a number of Market Makers have a reasonable opportunity
to satisfy the proposed modified Tier 9 of the Market Maker Penny Pilot
Add Volume Tiers (footnote 6) and Tier 3 of the Market Maker Non-Penny
Pilot Add Volume Tiers (footnote 7). While the Exchange has no way of
knowing whether this proposed rule change would definitively result in
any particular Market Maker qualifying for the proposed modified tiers,
the Exchange anticipates at least three Market Makers to compete for
and reasonably achieve proposed modified Tier 9 of the Market Maker
Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers and at least one Market Maker to compete
for and reasonably achieve proposed modified Tier 3 of the Market Maker
Non-Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers; however, the proposed modified tiers
are open to any Non-Customer that satisfies the applicable tier's
criteria. The Exchange believes the proposed modified tiers could
provide an incentive for other Members to submit additional liquidity
on the Exchange to qualify for the proposed enhanced rebate.
The Exchange also notes that the proposal will not adversely impact
any Member's pricing or their ability to qualify for other tiers.
Rather, should a Member not meet the proposed criteria, the Member will
merely not receive the proposed enhanced rebate or reduced fee.
Furthermore, the proposed enhanced rebate or reduced fee would apply to
all Members that meet the required criteria under the applicable
proposed tier of Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers, Market
Maker Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers, and Market Maker Non-Penny Add
Volume Tiers.
Lastly, the Exchange notes that the proposed changes to Tiers 3, 6,
and 8 of the Market Maker Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers is non-
substantive and is merely intended to provide clarity to market
participants that the ADRV criteria is applied based on Market Maker
orders. As such, the Exchange believes that the proposed changes would
eliminate any potential confusion.
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 intramarket or intermarket competition that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
Rather, as discussed above, the Exchange believes that the proposed
changes would encourage the submission of additional liquidity to a
public exchange, thereby promoting market depth, price discovery and
transparency and enhancing order execution opportunities for all
Members. As a result, the Exchange believes that the proposed change
furthers the Commission's goal in adopting Regulation NMS of fostering
competition among orders, which promotes ``more efficient pricing of
individual stocks for all types of orders, large and small.'' \24\
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\24\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808, 70 FR 37495,
37498-99 (June 29, 2005) (S7-10-04) (Final Rule).
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The Exchange believes the proposed rule change does not impose any
burden on intramarket competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Particularly, the proposed
changes apply to all Members equally in that all Members are eligible
for the proposed modified tiers, have a reasonably opportunity to meet
each tier's criteria and will all receive the proposed reduced fee or
enhanced rebate if such criteria is met. Although the proposed changes
to the Non-Customer Penny Pilot Take Volume Tiers 1 and 3 and Tier 9 of
the Market Maker Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers are more stringent than
the current applicable tier, the Exchange believes they provide an
incremental incentive proportionate to the proposed rebate or reduced
fee. Furthermore, the Exchange believes the proposed modifications to
Tier 3 of the Market Maker Non-Penny Pilot Add Volume Tiers will
encourage Members to increase their order flow in Non-Penny Pilot
securities on the Exchange. Increased liquidity benefits all investors
by deepening the Exchange's liquidity pool, offering additional
flexibility for all investors to enjoy cost savings, supporting the
quality of price discovery, promoting market transparency and improving
investor protection. The Exchange believes the proposed rule changes to
Tiers 3, 6, and 8 will have no impact on intramarket competition as the
proposed changes are non-substantive.
Next, the Exchange believes the proposed rule changes do not impose
any burden on intermarket competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. As previously
discussed, the Exchange operates in a highly competitive market.
Members have numerous alternative venues that they may participate on
and director their order flow, including 15 other options exchanges and
off-exchange venues. Additionally, the Exchange represents a small
percentage of the overall market. Based on publicly available
information, no single options exchange has more than 21% of the market
share.\25\ Therefore, no exchange possesses significant pricing power
in the execution of option order flow. Indeed, participants can readily
choose to send their orders to other exchange and off-exchange venues
if they deem fee levels at those other venues to be more favorable.
Moreover, the Commission has repeatedly expressed its preference for
competition over regulatory intervention in determining prices,
products, and services in the securities markets. Specifically, in
Regulation NMS, the Commission highlighted the importance of market
forces in determining prices and SRO revenues and, also, recognized
that current regulation of the market system ``has been remarkably
successful in promoting market competition in its broader forms that
are most important to
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investors and listed companies.'' \26\ The fact that this market is
competitive has also long been recognized by the courts. In
NetCoalition v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the D.C. Circuit
stated as follows: ``[n]o one disputes that competition for order flow
is `fierce.' . . . As the SEC explained, `[i]n the U.S. national market
system, buyers and sellers of securities, and the broker-dealers that
act as their order-routing agents, have a wide range of choices of
where to route orders for execution'; [and] `no exchange can afford to
take its market share percentages for granted' because `no exchange
possesses a monopoly, regulatory or otherwise, in the execution of
order flow from broker dealers' . . ..''.\27\ Accordingly, the Exchange
does not believe its proposed fee changes impose any burden on
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
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\25\ Supra note 3 [sic].
\26\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9,
2005), 70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005).
\27\ NetCoalition v. SEC, 615 F.3d 525, 539 (DC Cir. 2010)
(quoting Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59039 (December 2,
2008), 73 FR 74770, 74782-83 (December 9, 2008) (SR-NYSEArca-2006-
21)).
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.
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 \28\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \29\
thereunder. At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed
rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission will institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.
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\28\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\29\ 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 [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-CboeBZX-2020-033 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-CboeBZX-2020-033. 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 website (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 website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-CboeBZX-2020-033 and should be submitted
on or before May 11, 2020.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\30\
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\30\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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