Notice2025-10284

Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX Emerald, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the MIAX Emerald Options Exchange Fee Schedule To Remove Text Capping the Number of Limited Service MIAX Emerald Express Interface Ports Available to Each Market Maker

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 108 (Friday, June 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24177-24180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-103163; File No. SR-EMERALD-2025-12]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX Emerald, LLC; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
the MIAX Emerald Options Exchange Fee Schedule To Remove Text Capping 
the Number of Limited Service MIAX Emerald Express Interface Ports 
Available to Each Market Maker

June 2, 2025.
    Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'' or ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 
thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on May 23, 2025, MIAX 
Emerald, LLC (``MIAX Emerald'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') a 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

    The Exchange proposes to amend the MIAX Emerald Options Exchange 
Fee Schedule (the ``Fee Schedule'') to remove text capping the number 
of Limited Service MIAX Emerald Express Interface (``MEI'') \3\ Ports 
available to each Market Maker.\4\ Upon effectiveness of this proposal, 
the Exchange will include the same cap on the number of Limited Service 
MEI Ports \5\ in its MEI interface specification document, available on 
its website, which is the same location where its affiliate options 
exchanges include their cap for similar ports (described in more detail 
below). The Exchange does not propose to amend the fee for Limited 
Service MEI Ports.
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    \3\ The MIAX Emerald Express Interface (``MEI'') is a connection 
to the MIAX Emerald System that enables Market Makers to submit 
simple and complex electronic quotes to MIAX Emerald. See the 
Definitions section of the Fee Schedule.
    \4\ The term ``Market Maker'' refers to ``Lead Market Maker'' 
(``LMM''), ``Primary Lead Market Maker'' (``PLMM'') and ``Registered 
Market Maker'' (``RMM''), collectively. See the Definitions section 
of the Fee Schedule and Exchange Rule 100.
    \5\ The term ``Limited Service MEI Ports'' means a port which 
provides Market Makers with the ability to send simple and complex 
eQuotes and quote purge messages only, but not Market Maker Quotes, 
to the MIAX Emerald System. Limited Service MEI Ports are also 
capable of receiving administrative information. Market Makers 
initially receive four Limited Service MEI Ports per Matching 
Engine. See the Definitions section of the Fee Schedule.
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    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-options/rule-filings">https://www.miaxglobal.com/markets/us-options/miax-options/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.

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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 the third explanatory paragraph in 
Section 5)d)ii) of the Fee Schedule to remove text that caps the 
maximum number of additional Limited Service MEI Ports available to 
each Market Maker. The purpose of this change is to provide consistency 
in the Fee Schedule with the fee schedules of the Exchange's affiliated 
equity options exchanges, Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC 
(``MIAX''), MIAX PEARL, LLC (``MIAX Pearl''), and MIAX Sapphire, LLC 
(``MIAX Sapphire''), which do not include language providing for a 
similar cap in their respective fee schedules. Upon effectiveness of 
this proposal, the Exchange will include the same cap on the number of 
Limited Service MEI Ports in its MEI interface specification document, 
available on its website, which is the same location where its 
affiliated equity options exchanges include their cap for similar 
ports. The Exchange does not propose to amend the fee charged for each 
additional Limited Service MEI Port that Market Makers may voluntarily 
purchase.
    Currently, the Exchange allocates two Full Service MEI Ports \6\ 
and four Limited Service MEI Ports per Matching Engine \7\ to which 
each Market Maker connects.\8\ The Full Service MEI Ports and Limited 
Service MEI Ports (including any additional Limited Service MEI Port 
utilized by Market Makers above the four allocated ports) all include 
access to the Exchange's primary and secondary data centers and its 
disaster recovery center. Market Makers may request additional Limited 
Service MEI Ports for which they are assessed the existing $420 monthly 
fee for each additional Limited Service MEI Port they request.
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    \6\ The term ``Full Service MEI Ports'' means a port which 
provides Market Makers with the ability to send Market Maker simple 
and complex quotes, eQuotes, and quote purge messages to the MIAX 
Emerald System. Full Service MEI Ports are also capable of receiving 
administrative information. Market Makers are limited to two Full 
Service MEI Ports per Matching Engine. See the Definitions section 
of the Fee Schedule.
    \7\ The term ``Matching Engine'' means a part of the MIAX 
Emerald electronic system that processes options orders and trades 
on a symbol-by-symbol basis. Some Matching Engines will process 
option classes with multiple root symbols, and other Matching 
Engines may be dedicated to one single option root symbol (for 
example, options on SPY may be processed by one single Matching 
Engine that is dedicated only to SPY). A particular root symbol may 
only be assigned to a single designated Matching Engine. A 
particular root symbol may not be assigned to multiple Matching 
Engines. See the Definitions section of the Fee Schedule.
    \8\ See Fee Schedule, Section 5)d)ii).
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    The Exchange established Limited Service MEI Ports to enhance the 
MEI Port connectivity available to Market Makers, and Limited Service 
MEI Ports have been made available to Market Makers since the Exchange 
launched operations in 2019.\9\ Limited Service MEI Ports have been 
well received by Market Makers. Market Makers are currently limited to 
purchasing ten additional Limited Service MEI Ports per Matching Engine 
(above the initial four Limited Service MEI Ports that the Exchange 
automatically allocates for each Matching Engine), for a total of 
fourteen Limited Service MEI Ports per Matching Engine.\10\
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    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85393 (March 21, 
2019), 84 FR 11599 (March 27, 2019) (SR-EMERALD-2019-15) 
(establishing initial Fee Schedule with Limited Service MEI Port 
availability).
    \10\ See Fee Schedule, Section 5)d)ii).
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    The Exchange now proposes to amend the third explanatory paragraph 
in Section 5)d)ii) of the Fee Schedule to remove language that caps the 
maximum number of Limited Service MEI Ports that are available to each 
Market Maker. In particular, the Exchange proposes to delete the 
following sentence from Section 5)d)ii) of the Fee Schedule: ``Market 
Makers are limited to ten additional Limited Service MEI Ports per 
Matching Engine, for a total of fourteen Limited Service MEI Ports per 
Matching Engine.'' This change will bring the Exchange's Fee Schedule 
in line with its affiliates' fee schedules (MIAX, MIAX Pearl, and MIAX 
Sapphire \11\), all of which do not include text providing for a 
similar cap on the maximum number of Limited Service MEI/MEO \12\ Ports 
available to each market maker on those exchanges in their respective 
fee schedules.\13\ Further, several other equity options exchange do 
not provide a limitation on the number of ports available to members in 
their fee schedules.\14\ Aside from its affiliated options exchanges, 
the Exchange has not been able to locate text regarding limitations on 
port access in other exchanges' technical specifications or similar 
type documents that are publicly available.
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    \11\ The Exchange's affiliated options exchanges each provide 
the cap on the maximum number of Limited Service MEI/MEO Ports 
available to each market maker on those exchanges in their 
respective interface specification documents, all of which are 
available on the MIAX Exchange Group website. See MIAX Pearl Options 
Exchange, MEO Interface Specification, Version 2.1a, Section 1.6, 
page 9 (dated April 8, 2024), available at <a href="https://www.miaxglobal.com/sites/default/files/job-files/MIAX_Express_Orders_MEO_v2.1a.pdf">https://www.miaxglobal.com/sites/default/files/job-files/MIAX_Express_Orders_MEO_v2.1a.pdf</a>; MIAX Options Exchange, MEI 
Interface Specification, Version 2.10a, Section 1.4, page 4 (dated 
April 8, 2024), available at <a href="https://www.miaxglobal.com/sites/default/files/job-files/MIAX_Express_Interface_MEI_v2.10a.pdf">https://www.miaxglobal.com/sites/default/files/job-files/MIAX_Express_Interface_MEI_v2.10a.pdf</a>; MIAX 
Sapphire Options Exchange, MEO Interface Specification, Version 
1.1e, Section 1.6, page 8 (dated August 13, 2024), available at 
<a href="https://www.miaxglobal.com/sites/default/files/job-files/Sapphire_MIAX_Express_Orders_MEO_v1.1e_0.pdf">https://www.miaxglobal.com/sites/default/files/job-files/Sapphire_MIAX_Express_Orders_MEO_v1.1e_0.pdf</a>.
    \12\ MIAX and MIAX Emerald use the term ``MEI'' when referring 
to these types of ports. MIAX Pearl and MIAX Sapphire use the term 
``MEO'' when referring to these types of ports. There is no 
functional difference. Each MEI or MEO port allows the user to send 
orders/quotes into the exchanges' respective systems.
    \13\ See, generally, MIAX Fee Schedule, Section 5)d)ii); MIAX 
Pearl Options Fee Schedule, Section 5)d); and MIAX Sapphire Fee 
Schedule, Section 5)d)ii).
    \14\ See, e.g., BOX Exchange LLC Fee Schedule, Section III.B.2, 
available at <a href="https://boxexchange.com/assets/BOX-Fee-Schedule-as-of-February-3-2025.pdf">https://boxexchange.com/assets/BOX-Fee-Schedule-as-of-February-3-2025.pdf</a> (last visited February 21, 2025); MEMX LLC 
Options Connectivity Fee Schedule, Application Session Section, 
available at <a href="https://info.memxtrading.com/connectivity-fees/">https://info.memxtrading.com/connectivity-fees/</a> (last 
visited February 21, 2025); Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc., Options Fee 
Schedules, Logical Connectivity Fees Section, available at <a href="https://www.cboe.com/us/options/membership/fee_schedule/ctwo/?_gl=1*ujae9f*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTI1MzM1Nzc4LjE3NDAxNTE2MTU.*_ga_5Q99WB9X71*MTc0MDE1MTYxMy4xLjAuMTc0MDE1MTYxMy4wLjAuMA">https://www.cboe.com/us/options/membership/fee_schedule/ctwo/?_gl=1*ujae9f*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTI1MzM1Nzc4LjE3NDAxNTE2MTU.*_ga_5Q99WB9X71*MTc0MDE1MTYxMy4xLjAuMTc0MDE1MTYxMy4wLjAuMA</a> (last visited February 
21, 2025); Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc., Options Fee Schedules, Options 
Logical Port Fees Section, available at <a href="https://www.cboe.com/us/options/membership/fee_schedule/edgx/?_gl=1*ujae9f*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTI1MzM1Nzc4LjE3NDAxNTE2MTU.*_ga_5Q99WB9X71*MTc0MDE1MTYxMy4xLjAuMTc0MDE1MTYxMy4wLjAuMA">https://www.cboe.com/us/options/membership/fee_schedule/edgx/?_gl=1*ujae9f*_up*MQ..*_ga*NTI1MzM1Nzc4LjE3NDAxNTE2MTU.*_ga_5Q99WB9X71*MTc0MDE1MTYxMy4xLjAuMTc0MDE1MTYxMy4wLjAuMA</a> (last visited February 
21, 2025); NYSE American LLC, Options Fee Schedule, Section V.A., 
Port Fees, available at <a href="https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/american-options/NYSE_American_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf">https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/american-options/NYSE_American_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf</a> 
(last visited February 21, 2025); NYSE Arca, Inc., Options Fees and 
Charges, Port Fees Section, available at <a href="https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/arca-options/NYSE_Arca_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf">https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/arca-options/NYSE_Arca_Options_Fee_Schedule.pdf</a> (last visited February 21, 2025); 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, Options 7: Pricing Schedule, Section 3 
Nasdaq Options Market--Ports and Other Services, available at 
<a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rules/Nasdaq%20Options%207">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/nasdaq/rules/Nasdaq%20Options%207</a> (last visited February 21, 2025); Nasdaq ISE, 
LLC, Options 7: Pricing Schedule, Section 7.C. Ports and Other 
Services, available at <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/ise/rules/ISE%20Options%207">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/ise/rules/ISE%20Options%207</a> (last visited February 21, 2025); and 
Nasdaq PHLX LLC, Options 7 Pricing Schedule, Section 9.B. Port Fees, 
available at <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/phlx/rules/Phlx%20Options%207">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/phlx/rules/Phlx%20Options%207</a> (last visited February 21, 2025).
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    Limited Service MEI Ports are not an unlimited resource and 
including the cap on the number of Limited Service MEI Ports in the Fee 
Schedule may hamper the Exchange's ability to provide fair and 
equitable access \15\ for all Market Makers to access the Exchange's 
network. By removing the cap from the Fee Schedule, the Exchange will 
be able to more easily adjust access, which may be based upon, among 
other factors, requests by

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market participants and planned network upgrades. The proposed change 
will ensure that the Exchange meets its obligations under the Act to 
offer access to the Exchange on terms that are not unfairly 
discriminatory \16\ among its Members,\17\ as well as to ensure 
sufficient capacity and headroom in the System.\18\ The Exchange 
monitors the System's performance and makes adjustments to its System 
based on market conditions and Member demand. Accordingly, the 
Exchange's obligations under the Act to provide access on terms that 
are not unfairly discriminatory and market conditions are key drivers 
of the System's architecture and expansion. Thus the Exchange believes 
a cap in the Fee Schedule is inconsistent with other exchanges access 
offerings and no longer believes is serves as an appropriate mechanism 
to govern access to the Exchange. The Exchange does not plan to change 
the cap at the time of this filing and the proposed change is not 
intended to be a revenue driver. Instead, it is to ensure consistency 
among the Exchange's Fee Schedule and that of its affiliated options 
exchanges, as well as to ensure fair and equal access among market 
participants.
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    \15\ See 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \16\ Id.
    \17\ 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 
the Definitions section of the Fee Schedule and Exchange Rule 100.
    \18\ The term ``System'' means the automated trading system used 
by the Exchange for the trading of securities. See Exchange Rule 
100.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\19\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5),\20\ in particular, because it is 
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, foster cooperation and 
coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, 
processing information with respect to, and facilitating transactions 
in securities, remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market and a national market system, and, in general, 
protect investors and the public interest.
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    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \21\ because it will promote 
uniformity and consistency among the Exchange's Fee Schedule and the 
fee schedules of its affiliates, MIAX, MIAX Pearl, and MIAX Sapphire. 
Each of the Exchange's affiliates do not include similar text capping 
the maximum number of Limited Service MEI/MEO Ports (or similar ports) 
available to each market maker on those exchanges in their respective 
fee schedules.\22\ This change will also bring added clarity to the 
Exchange's Fee Schedule compared to its affiliates' fee schedules. The 
Exchange will include the cap on the number of Limited Service MEI 
Ports in its MEI interface specification document, which is the same 
location where MIAX, MIAX Pearl and MIAX Sapphire include their cap for 
similar ports.\23\ The Exchange notes that several other equity options 
exchange do not provide for similar limitations on the number of ports 
or connections available to members in their fee schedules.\24\
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    \21\ Id.
    \22\ See supra note 11.
    \23\ See supra note 11.
    \24\ See supra note 14.
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    The Exchange also believes that its proposal is consistent with the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \25\ because the proposal to 
remove the cap on the number of additional Limited Service MEI Ports 
available to Market Makers will apply equally to all Market Makers, 
regardless of type or size, and will allow the Exchange to offer access 
to its System on terms that are not unfairly discriminatory. Including 
the cap on the number of additional Limited Service MEI Ports in the 
Fee Schedule may unnecessarily burden the Exchange from being able to 
adjust access to the Exchange's System in order to ensure that the 
Exchange is able to provide access \26\ to Members on non-
discriminatory terms and ensure sufficient capacity and headroom in the 
System. Including the cap on the number of additional Limited Service 
MEI Ports in the Fee Schedule unnecessarily burdens the Exchange from 
being able to adjust the connectivity and access to the Exchange's 
System in order to ensure that the Exchange is able to provide access 
\27\ to Members on non-discriminatory terms and ensure sufficient 
capacity and headroom in the System. The Exchange constantly monitors 
the System's performance based on market conditions and needs to make 
adjustments based on customer demand. All exchanges, including MIAX 
Emerald, are required to provide access pursuant to the same 
requirements under Section 6(b)(5) of the Act regardless of whether 
their rules or fee schedules set forth caps on access.\28\ The Exchange 
believes that removing the cap on the number of Limited Service MEI 
Ports from the Fee Schedule would enable the Exchange to be more 
responsive to Market Makers' connectivity needs and allow the Exchange 
to better compete with other exchanges that do not currently provide 
similar connectivity limitations in their fee schedules.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \26\ Id.
    \27\ Id.
    \28\ Id.
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    This proposal is not meant to increase port revenue because the cap 
will remain unchanged. It will simply be located in the MEI interface 
specifications document, rather than the Fee Schedule. Accordingly, the 
Exchange's obligations under Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \29\ and market 
conditions are key drivers of the System's architecture and expansion 
and thus the Exchange believes a cap in the Fee Schedule may hamper 
equal access to the Exchange.
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    \29\ See 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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    Further, the Exchange anticipates that it will continue to expand 
its System and provide Market Makers and other market participants with 
additional access, including Limited Service MEI Ports, based on 
customer demand and in response to changing market conditions. The 
Exchange represents that any expansion or reduction in the number of 
additional Limited Service MEI Ports will be conducted in a similar 
manner that ensures fair access to its System.\30\ The Exchange will 
also continuously assess its port options and availability to ensure 
that they meet the needs of all market participants seeking to access 
the Exchange.
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    \30\ Id.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed change will impose 
any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance 
of the purposes of the Act.
Inter-Market Competition
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will not impose 
a burden on inter-market competition because it is not intended to 
address a competitive issue. Rather, the proposal is intended to 
promote consistency across the fee schedules of the Exchange's 
affiliates with the Exchange's Fee Schedule.\31\ Further, several other 
equity options exchange do not provide a limitation on the

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number of ports available to members in their fee schedules.\32\ Thus 
the Exchange believes that providing the cap in the Fee Schedule may 
hamper the Exchange's ability to provide access to the Exchange on 
terms that are not unfairly discriminatory; rather, the Exchange will 
include the cap in its MEI interface specification document, just as 
its affiliates.
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    \31\ See supra note 11.
    \32\ See supra note 14.
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    The Exchange believes the proposal to no longer include the cap on 
the number of Limited Service MEI Ports in the Fee Schedule will not 
impose any burden on competition because it will provide greater 
flexibility for the Exchange's ability to adjust access to the 
Exchange's network in order to ensure that the Exchange meets its 
obligations under the Act such that access to the Exchange is offered 
on terms that are not unfairly discriminatory among its Members, as 
well as ensure sufficient capacity and headroom in the System, as 
needed.
Intra-Market Competition
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose a burden on intra-market competition because additional Limited 
Service MEI Ports are available to all Market Makers on an equal basis 
for an equal fee. It is a business decision of each Market Maker 
whether to pay for additional Limited Service MEI Ports.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    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; and (iii) 
become operative for 30 days after the date of the filing, or such 
shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become effective 
pursuant to 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \33\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \34\ 
thereunder.
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    \33\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \34\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6) 
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission 
written notice of its intent to file 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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    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 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#1765627b723a74787a7a727963645764727439707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="542621383179373b3939313a2027142731377a333b22">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-EMERALD-2025-12 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-EMERALD-2025-12. 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-EMERALD-2025-12 and should 
be submitted on or before June 27, 2025.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\35\
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    \35\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Stephanie Fouse,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-10284 Filed 6-5-25; 8:45 am]
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