Notice2024-19012
Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX Sapphire, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule for a Sales Value Fee and Web CRD Fees
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August 26, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68486-68488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19012]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-100779; File No. SR-SAPPHIRE-2024-12]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX Sapphire, LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend
Its Fee Schedule for a Sales Value Fee and Web CRD Fees
August 20, 2024.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act''),\2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that on August 6, 2024, MIAX Sapphire, LLC (``MIAX Sapphire'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II 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\ 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 is filing a proposal to amend the MIAX Sapphire
Options Fee Schedule (the ``Fee Schedule'') to establish Section 2,
Regulatory Fees. Specifically, Section 2 of the Fee Schedule will
contain: a Sales Value Fee for MIAX Sapphire Members in Section 2) a);
\4\ Section 2) b) which the Exchange is proposing to reserve to be
amended by a later proposal; and Web Central Registration Depository
(``Web CRD'') Fees in Section 2) c). MIAX Sapphire will commence
operations as a national securities exchange registered under Section 6
of the Act \5\ on August 12, 2024.\6\
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\4\ The term ``Member'' means an individual or organization
approved to exercise the trading rights associated with a Trading
Permit. Members are deemed ``members'' under the Exchange Act. See
Exchange Rule 100 and the Definitions section of the Fee Schedule.
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 100539 (July 15,
2024), 89 FR 58848 (July 19, 2024) (File No. 10-240) (order
approving application of MIAX Sapphire, LLC for registration as a
national securities exchange).
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While changes to the Fee Schedule pursuant to this proposal are
effective upon filing, the Exchange has designated these changes to be
operative on August 12, 2024.
The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at <a href="https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/miax-sapphire/rule-filings">https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/miax-sapphire/rule-filings</a>, at the Exchange's principal office, 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.
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 the Fee Schedule to establish
Section 2, Regulatory Fees. Specifically, Section 2 of the Fee Schedule
will contain: Sales Value Fee for MIAX Sapphire Members in Section 2)
a); Section 2) b) which the Exchange is proposing to reserve to be
amended by a later proposal; and Web CRD Fees in Section 2) c).
MIAX Sapphire will commence operations as a national securities
exchange registered under Section 6 of the Act \7\ on August 12,
2024.\8\
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
\8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 100539 (July 15,
2024), 89 FR 58848 (July 19, 2024) (File No. 10-240) (order
approving application of MIAX Sapphire, LLC for registration as a
national securities exchange).
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Sales Value Fee
The Exchange proposes to amend the Fee Schedule to adopt Section 2)
a) Sales Value Fee.\9\ The Sales Value Fee is proposed to be assessed
by the Exchange to each Member for sales on the Exchange with respect
to which the Exchange is obligated to pay a fee to the Commission
pursuant to Section 31 of the Exchange Act. The Sales Value Fee is
equal to the Section 31 fee rate multiplied by the Member's aggregate
dollar amount of covered sales resulting from options transactions
occurring on the Exchange during any computational period. The Section
31 fee rate is set annually by the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (``Commission''). To the extent that there may be
any excess monies collected under this rule, the Exchange may retain
those monies to help fund general operating expenses. The sales
transactions to which the fee applies are sales of options (other than
options on a security index) and the sales of securities resulting from
the exercise of physical-delivery options. The fee is collected
indirectly from Members through their clearing firms by the Options
Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') on behalf of MIAX Sapphire with respect
to option sales and options exercises. The Sales Value Fee proposed by
the Exchange is identical to the fee assessed by other exchanges,
including the Exchange's affiliates, Miami International Securities
Exchange, LLC (``MIAX Options''),\10\ MIAX PEARL, LLC (``MIAX Pearl
Options''),\11\ and MIAX Emerald, LLC (``MIAX Emerald'').\12\
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\9\ See Exchange Rule 1207.
\10\ See MIAX Options Exchange Fee Schedule at <a href="https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/miax-options/fees">https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/miax-options/fees</a>.
\11\ See MIAX Pearl Options Exchange Fee Schedule at <a href="https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/pearl-options/fees">https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/pearl-options/fees</a>.
\12\ See MIAX Emerald Exchange Fee Schedule at <a href="https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/emerald-options/fees">https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/emerald-options/fees</a>.
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Web CRD Fees
The Exchange also proposes to establish Section 2) c), Web CRD
Fees, in the Exchange's Fee Schedule. The Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (``FINRA''), through the Web CRD registration system for the
registration of associated persons of Electronic Exchange Member \13\
and Market Maker \14\ organizations that are not also FINRA members,
collects from those MIAX Sapphire Members, general registration fees
and fingerprint processing fees. The Exchange proposes to list these
fees in its Fee Schedule for convenience. The Exchange does not
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collect or retain these fees. The Web CRD Fees that are proposed by the
Exchange are identical to the fees posted by the Exchange's affiliates,
MIAX Options,\15\ MIAX Pearl Options,\16\ and MIAX Emerald.\17\
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\13\ The term ``Electronic Exchange Member'' or ``EEM'' means
the holder of a Trading Permit who is a Member representing as agent
Public Customer Orders or Non-Customer Orders on the Exchange and
those non-Market Maker Members conducting proprietary trading.
Electronic Exchange Members are deemed ``members'' under the
Exchange Act. See Exchange Rule 100.
\14\ The term ``Market Maker'' or ``MM'' means a Member
registered with the Exchange for the purpose of making markets in
options contracts traded on the Exchange and that is vested with the
rights and responsibilities specified in Chapter VI of the MIAX
Sapphire Rulebook. See Exchange Rule 100.
\15\ See supra note 9.
\16\ See supra note 10.
\17\ See supra note 11.
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its Fee Schedule
is consistent with Section 6(b) of the Act \18\ in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \19\ in
particular, in that it is an equitable allocation of reasonable dues,
fees and other charges among its members and issuers and other persons
using its facilities. The Exchange also believes the proposal furthers
the objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general to protect investors and the public
interest and is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers and dealers.
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\18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
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Sales Value Fee
The assessment by the Exchange of the proposed Sales Value Fee is
reasonable, equitable and not unfairly discriminatory since it allows
the Exchange to offset the cost it incurs in payment to the Commission
of a transaction fee that is designed to recover the costs related to
the government's supervision and regulation of the securities markets
and securities professionals. The amount of the fee is the same amount
assessed to the Exchange pursuant to Section 31 of the Exchange Act.
The Exchange believes it is reasonable to recover the actual costs
associated with the payment of Section 31 fees and other exchanges,
including MIAX Options, MIAX Pearl Options, and MIAX Emerald, charge
the same fee to their market participants.
Web CRD Fees
The Exchange believes it is reasonable, equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory for the proposed FINRA fees to be included on the Fee
Schedule because these fees are not being assessed or set by MIAX
Sapphire but rather by FINRA, and these fees will be assessed to
broker-dealers that register associated persons through FINRA's Web CRD
system, and other exchanges, including MIAX Options, MIAX Pearl
Options, and MIAX Emerald, charge the same fees to their market
participants. Moreover, the Exchange believes including these fees in
the Fee Schedule is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because
the Exchange will not be collecting or retaining the fees, and
therefore, the Exchange will not be in a position to apply them in an
inequitable or unfairly discriminatory manner.
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 not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes that the
Sales Value Fee does not impose an undue burden on competition as this
fee is set by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is similarly
assessed by all options exchanges.\20\ Additionally, the Web CRD Fees
do not impose an undue burden on competition because the Exchange will
not be collecting or retaining these fees, and therefore, the Exchange
will not be in a position to apply them in an inequitable or unfairly
discriminatory manner.
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\20\ See e.g., BOX Exchange Rule 29000(b) and MEMX Exchange Rule
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C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
Written comments were neither solicited nor 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)(ii) of the Act.\21\
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\21\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is: (i)
necessary or appropriate in the public interest; (ii) for the
protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
<bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
<bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1d6f687178307e7270707873696e5d6e787e337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fedeaf3fab2fcf0f2f2faf1ebecdfecfafcb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include
file number SR-SAPPHIRE-2024-12 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
<bullet> 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-SAPPHIRE-2024-12. 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 (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). 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
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not
include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We
may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted
material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number SR-SAPPHIRE-2024-12 and should
be submitted on or before September 16, 2024.
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For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\22\
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\22\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12), (59).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-19012 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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