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[Release Number 34–53360; File No. 4–511]
Roundtable on Internal Control
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ACTION: Notice of roundtable
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange
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on February 16, 2006 that they will
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the Commission’s headquarters in
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press.shtml. Comments may also be
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Exchange Commission, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. All
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DATES:
Dated: February 24, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness
of Proposed Rule Change Relating to
the Adoption of a Licensing Fee for
Options on the PowerShares Zacks
SmallCap Portfolio
February 24, 2006.
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 February
15, 2006, the American Stock Exchange
LLC (‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) submitted
to 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 Amex. Amex has
1 15
2 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
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designated this proposal as one
establishing or changing a due, fee, or
other charge imposed by the selfregulatory organization under Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(2) thereunder,4 which renders it
effective upon filing with the
Commission. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to modify its
Options Fee Schedule by adopting a per
contract license fee for the orders of
specialists, registered options traders
(‘‘ROTs’’), firms, non-member market
makers, and broker-dealers in
connection with options transactions in
the PowerShares Zacks SmallCap
Portfolio (symbol: PZJ).
The text of the proposed rule change
is available on the Amex’s Web site at
https://www.amex.com, at the principal
office of the Amex, and at the
Commission’s Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission,
Amex 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. Amex has prepared
summaries, set forth in Sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
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A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Amex proposes to adopt a per
contract licensing fee for options on PZJ.
These fee changes will be assessed on
members commencing February 16,
2006.
The Exchange has entered into
numerous agreements with various
index providers for the purpose of
trading options on certain exchange
traded funds (‘‘ETFs’’), such as PZJ. This
requirement to pay an index license fee
to a third party is a condition to the
listing and trading of these ETF options.
In many cases, the Exchange is required
to pay a significant licensing fee to the
3 15
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U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
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index provider that may not be
reimbursed. In an effort to recoup the
costs associated with certain index
licenses, the Exchange has established a
per contract licensing fee for the orders
of specialists, ROTs, firms, non-member
market makers and broker-dealers,
which is collected on every option
transaction in designated products in
which such market participant is a
party.5
The purpose of this proposal is to
charge an options licensing fee in
connection with options on PZJ (the
‘‘PowerShares SmallCap ETF’’).
Specifically, Amex seeks to charge an
options licensing fee of $0.05 per
contract side for the PowerShares Small
Cap ETF option for specialist, ROT,
firm, non-member market maker and
broker-dealer orders executed on the
Exchange. In all cases, the fees will be
charged only to the Exchange members
through whom the orders are placed.
The proposed options licensing fee
will allow the Exchange to recoup its
costs in connection with the index
license fee for the trading of the
PowerShares SmallCap ETF option. The
fees will be collected on every order of
a specialist, ROT, firm, non-member
market maker, and broker-dealer
executed on the Exchange. The
Exchange believes that the proposal to
require payment of a per contract
licensing fee in connection with the
PowerShares SmallCap ETF option by
those market participants that are the
beneficiaries of Exchange index license
agreements is justified and consistent
with the rules of the Exchange.
The Exchange notes that the Amex, in
recent years, has revised a number of
fees to better align Exchange fees with
the actual cost of delivering services and
reduce Exchange subsidies of such
services.6 Amex believes that the
implementation of this proposal is
consistent with the reduction and/or
elimination of these subsidies. Amex
believes that these fees will help to
allocate to those market participants
engaging in transactions in PowerShares
SmallCap ETF options, a fair share of
the related costs of offering such
options.
The Exchange asserts that the
proposal is equitable as required by
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act.7 In
connection with the adoption of an
options licensing fee for PowerShares
SmallCap ETF options, the Exchange
believes that charging an options
licensing fee, where applicable, to all
market participant orders except for
customer orders is reasonable, given the
competitive pressures in the industry.8
Accordingly, the Exchange seeks,
through this proposal, to better align its
transaction charges with the cost of
providing products.
5 See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No.
52493 (September 22, 2005), 70 FR 56941
(September 29, 2005).
6 See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos.
45360 (January 29, 2002), 67 FR 5626 (February 6,
2002); and 44286 (May 9, 2001), 66 FR 27187 (May
16, 2001).
7 Section 6(b)(4) states that the rules of a national
securities exchange provide for the equitable
allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other
charges among its members and issuers and other
persons using its facilities.
8 Telephone call between Jeffrey Burns, Vice
President and Associate General Counsel, Amex,
and Angela Muehr, Attorney, Division of Market
Regulation (‘‘Division’’), Commission, on February
22, 2006.
9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
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2. Statutory Basis
Amex believes that the proposed fee
change is consistent with Section 6(b)(4)
of the Act 9 regarding the equitable
allocation of reasonable dues, fees and
other charges among exchange members
and other persons using exchange
facilities.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
Amex believes that the proposed rule
change does not impose any burden on
competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
No written comments were solicited
or received with respect to the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change was filed
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Act 10 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2)
thereunder,11 because it establishes or
changes a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the self-regulatory
organization.
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of such proposed rule change, the
Commission may summarily abrogate
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.
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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
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–Amex–2006–18 on the
subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Amex–2006–18. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if e-mail 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 Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). 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 inspection and copying in
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of the Amex. All
comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You
should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Amex–2006–18 and should
be submitted on or before March 24,
2006.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.12
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on January
31, 2006, the Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘CBOE’’ or
‘‘Exchange’’) 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 CBOE. The CBOE has designated
this proposal as one establishing or
changing a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the CBOE under section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(2) thereunder,4 which renders the
proposal effective upon filing with the
Commission.5 The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Exchange
Fees for Fiscal Year 2006
The Exchange proposes to amend its
Fees Schedule to make various changes
for fiscal year 2006. The text of the
proposed rule change is included below.
Proposed new language is italicized;
proposed deletions are in [brackets].
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Fees Schedule
[January 13] February 1, 2006
1. Options Transaction Fees
(1)(3)(4)(7)(16):
February 24, 2006.
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Per
contract
Equity Options (13):
I. Customer .........................................................................................................................................................................................
II. Market-Maker (MM) (standard rate)(10) ......................................................................................................................................
III. Member Firm Proprietary: (11) ...................................................................................................................................................
• Facilitation Of Customer Order .............................................................................................................................................
• Non-Facilitation Order ...........................................................................................................................................................
IV. Broker-Dealer ...............................................................................................................................................................................
V. Non-Member Market Maker .........................................................................................................................................................
VI. Designated Primary Market-Maker (DPM) (10)(14) ...................................................................................................................
• As of March 1, 2006 ...............................................................................................................................................................
VII. Electronic DPM (e-DPM) (14) ....................................................................................................................................................
VIII. Linkage Orders (8) ....................................................................................................................................................................
IX. Remote Market-Maker (14) .........................................................................................................................................................
QQQQ and SPDR Options: Unchanged.
12 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
5 The Exchange intends for the proposed changes
to the Fees Schedule to take effect on February 1,
2006.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-53363; File No. SR-Amex-2006-18]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Relating to the Adoption of a Licensing Fee for Options on the
PowerShares Zacks SmallCap Portfolio
February 24, 2006.
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 February 15, 2006, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or
``Exchange'') submitted to 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 Amex. Amex has
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designated this proposal as one establishing or changing a due, fee, or
other charge imposed by the self-regulatory organization under Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\
which renders it effective upon filing with the Commission. 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)(ii).
\4\ 7 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to modify its Options Fee Schedule by
adopting a per contract license fee for the orders of specialists,
registered options traders (``ROTs''), firms, non-member market makers,
and broker-dealers in connection with options transactions in the
PowerShares Zacks SmallCap Portfolio (symbol: PZJ).
The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Amex's Web
site at https://www.amex.com, at the principal office of the Amex, and
at the Commission's Public Reference Room.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, Amex 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. Amex 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
Amex proposes to adopt a per contract licensing fee for options on
PZJ. These fee changes will be assessed on members commencing February
16, 2006.
The Exchange has entered into numerous agreements with various
index providers for the purpose of trading options on certain exchange
traded funds (``ETFs''), such as PZJ. This requirement to pay an index
license fee to a third party is a condition to the listing and trading
of these ETF options. In many cases, the Exchange is required to pay a
significant licensing fee to the index provider that may not be
reimbursed. In an effort to recoup the costs associated with certain
index licenses, the Exchange has established a per contract licensing
fee for the orders of specialists, ROTs, firms, non-member market
makers and broker-dealers, which is collected on every option
transaction in designated products in which such market participant is
a party.\5\
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\5\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52493
(September 22, 2005), 70 FR 56941 (September 29, 2005).
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The purpose of this proposal is to charge an options licensing fee
in connection with options on PZJ (the ``PowerShares SmallCap ETF'').
Specifically, Amex seeks to charge an options licensing fee of $0.05
per contract side for the PowerShares Small Cap ETF option for
specialist, ROT, firm, non-member market maker and broker-dealer orders
executed on the Exchange. In all cases, the fees will be charged only
to the Exchange members through whom the orders are placed.
The proposed options licensing fee will allow the Exchange to
recoup its costs in connection with the index license fee for the
trading of the PowerShares SmallCap ETF option. The fees will be
collected on every order of a specialist, ROT, firm, non-member market
maker, and broker-dealer executed on the Exchange. The Exchange
believes that the proposal to require payment of a per contract
licensing fee in connection with the PowerShares SmallCap ETF option by
those market participants that are the beneficiaries of Exchange index
license agreements is justified and consistent with the rules of the
Exchange.
The Exchange notes that the Amex, in recent years, has revised a
number of fees to better align Exchange fees with the actual cost of
delivering services and reduce Exchange subsidies of such services.\6\
Amex believes that the implementation of this proposal is consistent
with the reduction and/or elimination of these subsidies. Amex believes
that these fees will help to allocate to those market participants
engaging in transactions in PowerShares SmallCap ETF options, a fair
share of the related costs of offering such options.
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\6\ See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 45360
(January 29, 2002), 67 FR 5626 (February 6, 2002); and 44286 (May 9,
2001), 66 FR 27187 (May 16, 2001).
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The Exchange asserts that the proposal is equitable as required by
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act.\7\ In connection with the adoption of an
options licensing fee for PowerShares SmallCap ETF options, the
Exchange believes that charging an options licensing fee, where
applicable, to all market participant orders except for customer orders
is reasonable, given the competitive pressures in the industry.\8\
Accordingly, the Exchange seeks, through this proposal, to better align
its transaction charges with the cost of providing products.
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\7\ Section 6(b)(4) states that the rules of a national
securities exchange provide for the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among its members and
issuers and other persons using its facilities.
\8\ Telephone call between Jeffrey Burns, Vice President and
Associate General Counsel, Amex, and Angela Muehr, Attorney,
Division of Market Regulation (``Division''), Commission, on
February 22, 2006.
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2. Statutory Basis
Amex believes that the proposed fee change is consistent with
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \9\ regarding the equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees and other charges among exchange members and
other persons using exchange facilities.
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\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
Amex believes that the proposed rule change does not impose any
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others
No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change was filed pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \10\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\11\
because it establishes or changes a due, fee, or other charge imposed
by the self-regulatory organization.
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\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
\11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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.
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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
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-Amex-2006-18 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Amex-2006-18. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 Web site (https://www.sec.gov/rules/
sro.shtml). 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 inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of the Amex. All comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying
information from submissions. You should submit only information that
you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to
File Number SR-Amex-2006-18 and should be submitted on or before March
24, 2006.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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\12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-3015 Filed 3-2-06; 8:45 am]
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