Subject: File No. 10-222
From: Francis A Connolly, III
Affiliation: Investor MCM Group

February 2, 2016

I think That IEX should be allowed to be an exchange simply because investors should be allowed to have their orders executed wherever they want. If IEX becomes a viable exchange where orders are executed to the satisfaction of the customer then they will survive. If they do a poor job they will not get the volume. The investing Public will determine their future.