[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 16 (Monday, January 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 8229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01735]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-102250; File No. SR-CboeBZX-2025-002]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
Its Fee Schedule by Increasing the Transaction Fees Associated With 
Certain Opening and Closing Auction Fee Codes

January 21, 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 January 8, 2025, Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (``Exchange'') filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed 
rule change as described in Item I below, which Item has been 
substantially prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated 
this proposal for immediate effectiveness pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f) thereunder.\4\ 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.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f). 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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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 increasing the transaction fees associated 
with certain opening and closing auction fee codes.\5\ The text of the 
proposed rule change is provided in Exhibit 5.
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    \5\ The Exchange initially proposed to amend its Fee Schedule on 
December 20, 2024 (SR-CboeBZX-2024-129), which was effective on 
January 2, 2025. On January 3, 2025, the Exchange withdrew that 
filing and submitted SR-CboeBZX-2025-001. On January 7, 2025, the 
Exchange withdrew that filing and submitted this proposal.
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    The text of the proposed rule change is 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 on the 
Commission's website at https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-CBOEBZX-2025-002.

II. 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.\6\ Comments may be submitted 
electronically by using the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-CBOEBZX-2025-002) or by 
sending an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include file number 
SR-CboeBZX-2025-002 on the subject line. Alternatively, paper comments 
may be sent to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F 
Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to 
file number SR-CboeBZX-2025-002. 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 
(https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/self-regulatory-organization-rulemaking/national-securities-exchanges?file_number=SR-CBOEBZX-2025-002). 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-2025-002 and 
should be submitted on or before February 18, 2025.
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    \6\ 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.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-01735 Filed 1-24-25; 8:45 am]
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