Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold the following meeting during the week of April 10, 2006:, 18788 [06-3544]
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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the
provisions of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that
the Securities and Exchange
Commission will hold the following
meeting during the week of April 10,
2006:
A Closed Meeting will be held on
Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 10 a.m.
Commissioners, Counsel to the
Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries
will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain
staff members who have an interest in
the matters may also be present.
The General Counsel of the
Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or
more of the exemptions set forth in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9)(B),
and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (4),
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(5), (7), (8), (9)(ii) and (10) permit
consideration of the scheduled matters
at the Closed Meeting.
Commissioner Nazareth, as duty
officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the closed meeting in closed
session, and determined that no earlier
notice thereof was possible.
The subject matter of the Closed
Meeting scheduled for Thursday, April
13, 2006 will be:
Formal orders of investigation;
Institution and settlement of injunctive
actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative
proceedings of an enforcement nature;
Regulatory matter concerning a financial
institution;
Adjudicatory matters; and
Post-argument discussion.
At times, changes in Commission
priorities require alterations in the
scheduling of meeting items.
For further information and to
ascertain what, if any, matters have been
added, deleted or postponed, please
contact:
The Office of the Secretary at (202)
551–5400.
Dated: April 7, 2006.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Order Granting
Permanent Approval of a Pilot Program
Relating to Access to the Exchange’s
Hybrid Automatic Execution System
April 5, 2006.
On December 30, 2005, the Chicago
Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) a proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 to
make permanent the pilot program in
CBOE Rule 6.13 relating to access to the
Exchange’s automatic execution system.
The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal
Register on March 6, 2006.3 The
Commission received no comments on
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53377
(February 27, 2006), 71 FR 11250.
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the proposal. This order approves the
proposed rule change.
The pilot program the Exchange seeks
to make permanent was initiated in July
2004, was subsequently extended twice,
and is currently scheduled to expire on
October 12, 2006.4 Under the pilot
program, pursuant to CBOE Rule
6.13(b)(i)(C)(iii), orders from market
makers and specialists on an options
exchange (‘‘options Market Makers’’)
and stock exchange specialists,5 with
respect to their specialty securities, are
eligible for automatic execution through
the Exchange’s Hybrid Trading System
(‘‘Hybrid’’), subject to a 15-second
limitation 6 on orders on the same side
of the market in an options class for an
account or accounts of the same
beneficial owner. The Exchange believes
that the pilot program has been
successful and has helped to contribute
to the maintenance of efficient markets
and to attract volume to the Exchange.
After careful consideration, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6 of the Act 7
and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to a national
securities exchange.8 In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,9 which requires,
among other things, that the rules of an
exchange be designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 50005
(July 12, 2004), 69 FR 43032 (July 19, 2004)
(approving the pilot program); 51030 (January 12,
2005), 70 FR 3404 (January 24, 2005) (extending the
pilot program until October 12, 2005); and 52494
(September 22, 2005), 70 FR 56943 (September 29,
2005) (extending the pilot program until October
12, 2006).
5 By its terms, CBOE Rule 6.13(b)(i)(C)(iii) applies
to orders eligible for submission pursuant to CBOE
Rule 6.13(b)(i)(C)(ii), which relates to options
Market Makers and certain stock exchange
specialists.
6 As allowed under CBOE Rule 6.13(b)(i)(C)(iii),
the Exchange’s floor procedure committees
determined to shorten to five seconds (from 15
seconds) the period required between entry of
multiple market maker orders (including non-CBOE
market maker orders) on the same side of the
market in an option class for an account or accounts
of the same beneficial owner using Hybrid. This
change went into effect on July 18, 2005 and was
announced to the Exchange’s membership via
Regulatory Circular RG05–61. The Exchange
clarified that such reduction in the time period to
five seconds applies to all of the market participants
subject to the pilot program under CBOE Rule
6.13(b)(i)(C)(iii). Telephone conversation between
Jennifer M. Lamie, Managing Senior Attorney,
Exchange, and Kim M. Allen, Special Counsel,
Division of Market Regulation, Commission, on
March 29, 2006.
7 15 U.S.C. 78f.
8 In approving this proposal, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities
and Exchange Commission will hold the following meeting during the week
of April 10, 2006:
A Closed Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 10
a.m.
Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting.
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be
present.
The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9)(ii) and (10) permit
consideration of the scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
Commissioner Nazareth, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the closed meeting in closed session, and determined that no
earlier notice thereof was possible.
The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday,
April 13, 2006 will be:
Formal orders of investigation;
Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an
enforcement nature;
Regulatory matter concerning a financial institution;
Adjudicatory matters; and
Post-argument discussion.
At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.
For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.
Dated: April 7, 2006.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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