The Security Traders Association (“STA”)1 offers comments on NYSE Market Data Fees for Regulatory Purposes, File No. SR-NYSE-2016-19 (the “Proposal”). The Proposal filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by NYSE seeks to amend its market data fee schedule to provide that Federal agency customers subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”)2 may consume real-time proprietary market data products at no cost in support of those agencies’ regulatory responsibilities. The Proposal was designated by NYSE as immediately effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and paragraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4 there under because it establishes a due, fee or charge imposed by NYSE.

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