Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Securities and Exchange Commission 17 CFR Parts 200 and 242 [Release No. 34-82873; File No. S7-05-18] RIN 3235-AM04 AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission” or “SEC”) is proposing to conduct a Transaction Fee Pilot for National Market System (“NMS”) stocks to study the effects that transaction-based fees and rebates may have on, and the effects that changes to those fees and rebates may have on, order routing behavior, execution quality, and market quality more generally. The data generated by the proposed pilot should help inform the Commission, as well as market participants and the public, about any such effects and thereby facilitate a data-driven evaluation of the need for regulatory action in this area. DATES: Comments should be received on or before May 25, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic Comments Use the Commission's internet comment form ( http://www.sec.gov/​rules/​proposed.shtml ); or Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov . Please include File Number S7-05-18 on the subject line. Paper Comments Send paper comments to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to File Number S7-05-18. This file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help the Commission proce…