Notice2025-09761

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 11.26(a)

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May 30, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 103 (Friday, May 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23086-23088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09761]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-103117; File No. SR-CboeBYX-2025-013]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
Rule 11.26(a)

May 23, 2025.
    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 May 15, 2025, Cboe BYX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or 
``BYX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
below, which Items have been prepared by the 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 BYX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``BYX'') proposes to 
amend Rule 11.26(a) regarding the public disclosure of the sources of 
data that the Exchange utilizes when performing: (i) order handling; 
(ii) order routing; (iii) order execution; and (iv) related compliance 
processes to reflect the name change of NYSE Chicago, Inc. to NYSE 
Texas, Inc. 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 (<a href="http://markets.cboe.com/us/equities/regulation/rule_filings/byx/">http://markets.cboe.com/us/equities/regulation/rule_filings/byx/</a>), 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.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to update Rule 11.26(a) regarding the public 
disclosure of the sources of data that the Exchange utilizes when 
performing: (i) order handling; (ii) order routing; (iii) order 
execution; and (iv) related compliance processes to reflect the recent 
name change of NYSE Chicago, Inc. (``NYSE Chicago'') to NYSE Texas, 
Inc. (``NYSE Texas'').
    On February 28, 2025, NYSE Chicago filed with the Commission a 
proposal to convert from a corporation organized under the laws of the 
state of Delaware to one organized under the laws of the state of Texas 
and changed its name from NYSE Chicago, Inc. to NYSE Texas, Inc.\3\ The 
Exchange accordingly proposes a conforming change to its rules to 
replace the name of NYSE Chicago, Inc. with NYSE Texas, Inc. 
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to replace one reference to 
``Chicago'' in Rule 11.26(a) with ``Texas.'' The proposed changes are 
conforming and non-substantive in nature.
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 102507 (February 28, 
2025), 90 FR 11445 (March 6, 2025) (SR-NYSECHX-2025-01) (Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Repeal 
the Exchange's Certification of Incorporation; Adopt the Certificate 
of Formation of NYSE Texas, Inc.; Amend the Exchange's By-Laws, 
Rules, and Certain Fee Schedules; and Amend the Certification of 
Incorporation and By-Laws of the Exchange's Holding Company To 
Reflect the Conversion of the Exchange to a Texas Corporation and 
the Renaming of NYSE Chicago Holdings, Inc.).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and 
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular, 
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\4\ Specifically,

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the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the 
Section 6(b)(5) \5\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be 
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation 
and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, 
settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating 
transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and perfect the 
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and, 
in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that its proposal to update Exchange Rule 
11.26(a) to reference NYSE Texas will ensure that the Rule correctly 
identifies and publicly states on a market-by-market basis all of the 
specific network processor and proprietary data feeds that the Exchange 
utilizes for the handling, routing, and execution of orders, and for 
performing the regulatory compliance checks related to each of those 
functions. In addition, the proposed amendments would reduce potential 
investor and market participant confusion and therefore remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system by ensuring that investors and market 
participants can more easily navigate, understand, and comply with the 
Exchange's rules. The Exchange also believes that the proposed 
amendments remove impediments to and perfects the mechanism of a free 
and open market by ensuring that persons subject to the Exchange's 
jurisdiction, regulators, and the investing public can more easily 
navigate and understand the Exchange's rules. The proposed amendments 
would not be inconsistent with the public interest and the protection 
of investors because investors will not be harmed and in fact would 
benefit from the increased transparency and clarity, thereby reducing 
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 competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change is 
not intended to address competitive issues but rather is concerned 
solely with updating the Exchange's rules to reflect the name change 
associated with a source of data utilized to when performing: (i) order 
handling; (ii) order routing; (iii) order execution; and (iv) related 
compliance processes.

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 Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \6\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \7\ thereunder. Because 
the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i) significantly affect 
the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any 
significant burden on competition; or (iii) become operative for 30 
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the 
Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \9\ thereunder.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) 
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of its 
intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief 
description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five 
business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The 
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \10\ normally 
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the 
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\11\ the Commission 
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with 
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked 
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposed 
rule change may become operative immediately upon filing. The 
Commission believes that the proposed rule change raises no novel 
issues because it proposes a non-substantive conforming change to 
reflect the name change of NYSE Chicago to NYSE Texas and that waiver 
of the operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors 
and the public interest. Accordingly, the Commission designates the 
proposed rule change to be operative upon filing.\12\
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    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission also has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission will institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or 
disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

    <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#0e7c7b626b236d6163636b607a7d4e7d6b6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="641611080149070b0909010a1017241701074a030b12">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-CboeBYX-2025-013 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-CboeBYX-2025-013. 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

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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-CboeBYX-
2025-013 and should be submitted on or before June 20, 2025.
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    \13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12) and (59).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\13\
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-09761 Filed 5-29-25; 8:45 am]
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