Notice2025-13808

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule Related To Add Volume Tiers

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34705-34709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13808]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-103500; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2025-091]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
Its Fee Schedule Related To Add Volume Tiers

July 18, 2025.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on July 10, 2025, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (``Exchange'' or ``BZX'') 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``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'') proposes to 
amend its Fee Schedule by: (i) revising the volume component of Add 
Volume Tier 1; (ii) revising the volume component and the applicable 
rebate of Add Volume Tier 3; and (iii) removing the shares component of 
certain Add Volume Tiers and replacing it with a component that 
excludes a Member's subdollar trading activity. 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/BZX/">http://markets.cboe.com/us/equities/regulation/rule_filings/BZX/</a>) and at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary.

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 amend its Fee Schedule applicable to its 
equities trading platform (``BZX Equities'') by: (i) revising the 
volume component of Add Volume Tier 1; (ii) revising the volume 
component and the applicable rebate of Add Volume Tier 3; and (iii) 
removing the shares component of certain Add Volume Tiers and replacing 
it with a component that excludes a Member's subdollar trading 
activity. The Exchange proposes to implement these changes effective 
July 1, 2025.\3\
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    \3\ The Exchange previously submitted the proposed rule change 
on July 1, 2025 (SR-CboeBZX-2025-084). On July 10, 2025, the 
Exchange withdrew that filing and submitted this proposal.
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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 registered equities exchanges, as well as a 
number of alternative trading systems and other off-exchange venues 
that do not have similar self-regulatory responsibilities under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''), to which market 
participants may direct their order flow. Based on publicly available 
information,\4\ no single registered equities exchange has more than 
13% of the market share. Thus, in such a low-concentrated and highly 
competitive market, no single equities exchange possesses significant 
pricing power in the execution of order flow. The Exchange in 
particular operates a ``Maker-Taker'' model whereby it pays rebates to 
members that add liquidity and assesses fees to those that remove 
liquidity. The Exchange's Fee Schedule sets forth the standard rebates 
and rates applied per share for orders that provide and remove 
liquidity, respectively. Currently, for orders in securities priced at 
or above $1.00, the Exchange provides a standard rebate of $0.00160 per 
share for orders that add liquidity and assesses a fee of $0.0030 per 
share for orders that remove liquidity.\5\ For orders in securities 
priced below $1.00, the Exchange does not provide a rebate for orders 
that add liquidity and assesses a fee of 0.30% of the total dollar 
value for orders that remove liquidity.\6\ Additionally, in response to 
the competitive environment, the Exchange also offers tiered pricing 
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. Equities Market Volume 
Summary, Month-to-Date (June 23, 2025), available at <a href="https://www.cboe.com/us/equities/market_statistics/">https://www.cboe.com/us/equities/market_statistics/</a>.
    \5\ See BZX Equities Fee Schedule, Standard Rates.
    \6\ Id.
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Add/Remove Volume Tiers
    Under footnote 1 of the Fee Schedule, the Exchange offers various 
Add/Remove Volume Tiers. In particular, the Exchange offers nine Add 
Volume Tiers that provide enhanced rebates for orders yielding fee 
codes B,\7\ V \8\ and Y \9\ where a Member reaches certain add volume-
based criteria. The Exchange now proposes to modify the criteria of Add 
Volume Tiers 1-3 and Add Volume Tiers 5-7 by removing the shares 
component in the second prong of criteria and replacing this criteria 
with a criteria that excludes a Member's subdollar trading activity. 
The Exchange also proposes to revise the current volume criteria in the 
first prong of criteria of Add Volume Tier 1, the current volume 
criteria in the first prong of criteria of Add Volume Tier 3, and the 
applicable rebate associated with Add Volume Tier 3. The current 
criteria for Add Volume Tiers 1-3 and Add Volume Tiers 5-7 is as 
follows:
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    \7\ Fee code B is appended to displayed orders that add 
liquidity to BZX in Tape B securities.
    \8\ Fee code V is appended to displayed orders that add 
liquidity to BZX in Tape A securities.
    \9\ Fee code Y is appended to displayed orders that add 
liquidity to BZX in Tape C securities.
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    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 1 provides a rebate of $0.0020 per share 
in securities

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priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., orders yielding 
fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV \10\ as a percentage 
of TCV \11\ >= 0.05% or Member has an ADAV >= 10,000,000.
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    \10\ ``ADAV'' means average daily added volume calculated as the 
number of shares added per day. ADAV is calculated on a monthly 
basis.
    \11\ ``TCV'' means total consolidated volume calculated as the 
volume reported by all exchanges and trade reporting facilities to a 
consolidated transaction reporting plan for the month for which the 
fees apply.
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    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 2 provides a rebate of $0.0023 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.20% or Member has an ADAV >= 40,000,000.
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 3 provides a rebate of $0.0027 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.30% or Member has an ADAV >= 50,000,000.
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 5 provides a rebate of $0.0029 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.35% or Member has an ADAV >= 60,000,000.
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 6 provides a rebate of $0.0030 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.60% or Member has an ADAV >= 120,000,000.
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 7 provides a rebate of $0.0031 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 1.00% or Member has an ADAV >= 200,000,000.
    The proposed criteria for Add Volume Tiers 1--3 and Add Volume 
Tiers 5--7 is as follows:
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 1 provides a rebate of $0.0020 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.06% or Member has an Ex-Subdollar ADAV \12\ as a 
percentage of Ex-Subdollar TCV \13\ >= 0.06%.
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    \12\ The Exchange proposes to introduce the term ``Ex-Subdollar 
ADAV'' to the Definitions section of the Fee Schedule. ``Ex-
Subdollar ADAV'' means ADAV that excludes executions in securities 
priced below $1.00.
    \13\ The Exchange proposes to introduce the term ``Ex-Subdollar 
TCV'' to the Definitions section of the Fee Schedule. ``Ex-Subdollar 
TCV'' means TCV that excludes executions in securities that have an 
average daily price below $1.00.
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    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 2 provides a rebate of $0.0023 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.20% or Member has an Ex-Subdollar ADAV as a 
percentage of Ex-Subdollar TCV >= 0.20%.
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 3 provides a rebate of $0.0028 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.25% or Member has an Ex-Subdollar ADAV as a 
percentage of Ex-Subdollar TCV >= 0.25%.
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 5 provides a rebate of $0.0029 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.35% or Member has an Ex-Subdollar ADAV as a 
percentage of Ex-Subdollar TCV >= 0.35%.
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 6 provides a rebate of $0.0030 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 0.60% or Member has an Ex-Subdollar ADAV as a 
percentage of Ex-Subdollar TCV >= 0.60%.
    <bullet> Add Volume Tier 7 provides a rebate of $0.0031 per share 
in securities priced at or above $1.00 to qualifying orders (i.e., 
orders yielding fee codes B, V, or Y) where a Member has an ADAV as a 
percentage of TCV >= 1.00% or Member has an Ex-Subdollar ADAV as a 
percentage of Ex-Subdollar TCV >= 1.00%.
    The proposed modification to the volume component of the first 
prong of criteria of Add Volume Tier 1 represents a modest increase in 
difficulty of one prong of criteria to achieve the applicable tier 
threshold while maintaining the existing rebate. Similarly, the 
proposed modification to the volume component of the first prong of 
criteria of Add Volume Tier 3 represents a modest decrease in 
difficulty of one prong of criteria to achieve the applicable tier 
threshold while slightly increasing the rebate associated with Add 
Volume Tier 3. In both instances, the revised first prong of criteria 
is designed to match the percentage requirement in the second prong of 
criteria and is commensurate with the rebate earned if the criteria is 
satisfied.
    While ADAV as a percentage of TCV is generally a reasonable 
baseline for determining tiered pricing for Members, the Exchange notes 
that in certain months where subdollar trading volume is significantly 
higher, TCV becomes inflated due to the higher levels of subdollar 
volume. During these months of high subdollar trading volume, if a 
Member does not increase its volume to account for the increased TCV, 
then the Member is disadvantaged when it comes to satisfying criteria 
requiring ADAV as a percentage of TCV. The Exchange's proposed 
introduction of the Ex-Subdollar ADAV as a percentage of Ex-Subdollar 
TCV prong of criteria (the ``Ex-Subdollar Criteria'') in Add Volume 
Tiers 1-3 and Add Volume Tiers 5-7 is designed to provide Members with 
an opportunity to earn an enhanced rebate during months when subdollar 
trading activity is high and the Exchange's calculation of ADAV 
inclusive of subdollar volume under the Tiers' existing criteria could 
potentially make it far more difficult for the Member to qualify, 
particularly when the Member's volume in securities priced at or above 
$1.00 remains relatively constant. The Exchange notes that its proposed 
Ex-Subdollar Criteria in Add Volume Tiers 1-3 and Add Volume Tiers 5-7 
will introduce a new method of calculating ADAV as a percentage of TCV, 
exclusive of subdollar activity.\14\
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    \14\ The Exchange notes that NYSE Arca offers a similar method 
of calculating total equity volume and total equity CADV for certain 
tiers in order to determine the appropriate fees and credits for its 
ETP Holders. See NYSE Arca Equities Fee and Charges, NYSE Arca 
Marketplace: Trade Related Fees and Credits, Footnote 1. See also 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-100506 (July 11, 2024), 89 FR 
58215 (July 17, 2024), SR-NYSEArca-2024-58 (``NYSE Arca Fee 
Filing'').
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    This change is intended to aid Members during months where 
subdollar volume is elevated, thus causing the TCV (used as the 
denominator when the Exchange calculates this prong of criteria) to be 
significantly higher while the Member's ADAV (used as the numerator for 
the Exchange's calculation of this prong of criteria) remains 
relatively stable if they are not actively trading in securities priced 
below $1.00. In months when subdollar trading activity is particularly 
high, the Exchange believes that it would be unfair to Members that 
execute significant volume in securities priced at or above $1.00 to 
potentially not be able to qualify for an enhanced rebate or lose 
existing incentives due to an increase in TCV due to a significant 
increase in the amount of volume in securities priced below $1.00. The 
Exchange believes that the proposed criteria continues to be 
commensurate with the rebate received for each tier and will encourage 
Members to grow

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their volume on the Exchange. Increased volume on the Exchange 
contributes 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 the proposed rule change is consistent with 
the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the 
Exchange and, in particular, the requirements of Section 6(b) of the 
Act.\15\ Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change 
is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \16\ 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. 
Additionally, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is 
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \17\ requirement that the rules of 
an exchange not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers as well as Section 6(b)(4) \18\ 
as it is designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable 
dues, fees and other charges among its Members and other persons using 
its facilities.
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \16\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \17\ Id.
    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    As described above, 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 Exchange believes that 
its proposal to: (i) revise the volume component of Add Volume Tier 1; 
(ii) revise the volume component and the applicable rebate of Add 
Volume Tier 3; and (iii) remove the shares component of certain Add 
Volume Tiers and replace it with a component that excludes a Member's 
subdollar trading activity reflects 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. Additionally, the Exchange notes 
that relative volume-based incentives and discounts have been widely 
adopted by exchanges,\19\ including the Exchange,\20\ 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. 
Competing exchanges offer similar tiered pricing structures, including 
schedules or rebates and fees that apply based upon members achieving 
certain volume and/or growth thresholds, as well as assess similar fees 
or rebates for similar types of orders, to that of the Exchange.\21\
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    \19\ See e.g., EDGX Equities Fee Schedule, Footnote 1, Add/
Remove Volume Tiers. See also, NYSE Arca Equities Fees and Charges, 
NYSE Arca Marketplace: Trade Related Fees and Credits, Footnote 1 
and NYSE Arca Equities Fees and Charges, Tier Rates--Round Lots and 
Odd Lots (Per Share Price $1.00 or Above).
    \20\ See e.g., BZX Equities Fee Schedule, Footnote 1, Add/Remove 
Volume Tiers.
    \21\ Supra footnote 19.
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    In particular, the Exchange believes its proposal to (i) revise the 
volume component of Add Volume Tier 1; (ii) revise the volume component 
and the applicable rebate of Add Volume Tier 3; and (iii) remove the 
shares component of certain Add Volume Tiers and replace it with a 
component that excludes a Member's subdollar trading activity is 
reasonable because the revised tiers will be available to all Members 
and provide all Members with an opportunity to receive an enhanced 
rebate. The Exchange further believes the proposed modification to the 
Add Volume Tiers will provide a reasonable means to encourage liquidity 
adding displayed and non-displayed orders in Members' order flow to the 
Exchange and to incentivize Members to continue to provide liquidity 
adding volume to the Exchange by offering them an opportunity to 
receive an enhanced rebate on qualifying orders. An overall increase in 
activity would deepen the Exchange's liquidity pool, offer additional 
cost savings, support the quality of price discovery, promote market 
transparency and improve market quality, for all investors.
    Additionally, the Exchange believes that the proposed changes to 
the Add Volume Tiers are reasonable as they do not represent a 
significant departure from the criteria currently offered in the Fee 
Schedule. The Exchange also believes that the proposed changes to the 
Add Volume Tiers represents an equitable allocation of fees and rebates 
and is not unfairly discriminatory because all Members continue to be 
eligible for the revised tiers and have the opportunity to meet the 
tiers' criteria and receive the corresponding enhanced rebates if such 
criteria is met.
    Further, the Exchange believes its proposed modification to the 
rate associated with Add Volume Tier 3 reflects 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. In particular, the 
Exchange believes its proposal to modify the higher rebate associated 
with Add Volume Tier 3 is reasonable, equitable, and consistent with 
the Act because such change is designed to incentivize Members to 
submit additional displayed order flow to the Exchange by providing a 
higher enhanced rebate and such rebate remains consistent with the 
Exchange's overall pricing philosophy of encouraging added liquidity. 
The proposed increased rebate of $0.0028 per share is reasonable and 
appropriate because it is commensurate with the rebates provided by the 
Exchange's other Add Volume tiers and the criteria required to be 
satisfied under Add Volume Tier 3. The Exchange further believes that 
the proposed increase to the rebate associated with Add Volume Tier 3 
is not unfairly discriminatory because it applies to all Members 
equally, in that all Members will be eligible to receive the higher 
rebate upon satisfying the criteria associated with Add Volume Tier 3.
    Without having a view of activity on other markets and off-exchange 
venues, the Exchange has no way of knowing whether this proposed rule 
change would definitely result in any Members qualifying for the 
revised Add Volume Tiers. While the Exchange has no way of predicting 
with certainty how the proposed changes will impact Member activity, 
based on the prior month's volume, the Exchange anticipates that at 
least two Members will be able to satisfy proposed Add Volume Tier 1, 
no Members will be able to satisfy proposed Add Volume Tier 2, at least 
one Member will be able to satisfy proposed Add Volume Tier 3, at least 
three Members will be able to satisfy proposed Add Volume Tier 5, no 
Members will be able to satisfy proposed Add Volume Tier 6, and no 
Members will be able to satisfy proposed Add Volume Tier 7. The 
Exchange also notes that the proposed changes will not adversely impact 
any Member's ability to qualify for enhanced rebates offered under 
other tiers. Should

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a Member not meet the proposed new criteria, the Member will merely not 
receive that corresponding enhanced rebate.

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. Rather, as discussed above, 
the Exchange believes that the proposed change would encourage the 
submission of additional order flow to a public exchange, thereby 
promoting market depth, execution incentives and enhanced execution 
opportunities, as well as price discovery and transparency for all 
Members. As a result, the Exchange believes that the proposed changes 
further 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.''
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule changes do not impose any 
burden on intramarket competition that is not necessary or appropriate 
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Particularly, the proposed 
modifications to the Add Volume Tiers will apply to all Members equally 
in that all Members are eligible for the revised tiers, have a 
reasonable opportunity to meet the tiers' proposed criteria and will 
receive the enhanced rebate on their qualifying orders if such criteria 
is met. The Exchange does not believe the proposed changes burden 
competition, but rather, enhance competition as they are intended to 
increase the competitiveness of BZX by amending existing pricing 
incentives in order to attract order flow and incentivize participants 
to increase their participation on the Exchange, providing for 
additional execution opportunities for market participants and improved 
price transparency. Greater overall order flow, trading opportunities, 
and pricing transparency benefits all market participants on the 
Exchange by enhancing market quality and continuing to encourage 
Members to send orders, thereby contributing towards a robust and well-
balanced market ecosystem.
    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 direct their order flow, including other equities exchanges, off-
exchange venues, and alternative trading systems. Additionally, the 
Exchange represents a small percentage of the overall market. Based on 
publicly available information, no single equities exchange has more 
than 14% of the market share.\22\ Therefore, no exchange possesses 
significant pricing power in the execution of 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 investors and listed 
companies.'' \23\ 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'. . . .''.\24\ Accordingly, the Exchange does not believe its 
proposed fee change imposes any burden on competition that is not 
necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \22\ Supra note 3.
    \23\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 
2005), 70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005).
    \24\ NetCoalition v. SEC, 615 F.3d 525, 539 (D.C. Cir. 2010) 
(quoting Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59039 (December 2, 
2008), 73 FR 74770, 74782-83 (December 9, 2008) (SR-NYSEArca-2006-
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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 \25\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \26\ 
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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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \26\ 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

    <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#fe8c8b929bd39d9193939b908a8dbe8d9b9dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3a1a6bfb6feb0bcbebeb6bda7a093a0b6b0fdb4bca5">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-CboeBZX-2025-091 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-CboeBZX-2025-091. 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 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-CboeBZX-2025-091 and should be submitted 
on or before August 13, 2025.


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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
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    \27\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-13808 Filed 7-22-25; 8:45 am]
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