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However, while increased priority is
provided to facilitate the allocation of
the Buy-In Position in CNS, municipal
securities are thinly traded and, as such,
the increased allocation priority has not
been generally effective in accelerating
the delivery process. Accordingly, when
a municipal security Buy-In Position is
not satisfied by a CNS allocation, the
long member must have its Buy-In
Position exited from CNS in order to be
able to proceed under the MSRB rules,
which entail issuing a new buy-in
notice and then waiting an additional
ten days before executing the buy-in. As
a result, members typically ask NSCC to
exit the municipal security Buy-In
Position from CNS after they issue a
Buy-In Notice to CNS. NSCC then
submits manual instructions that
produce receive and deliver obligations
to the affected parties two days after the
notice is issued.3
To assist members in their timely
processing of buy-ins in municipal
securities, NSCC proposes to modify its
rules and procedures to automatically
exit from CNS the Buy-In Position of a
long member that has submitted a BuyIn Notice in a municipal security. CNS
will automatically exit such position
prior to the night cycle on N+1, creating
a broker-to-broker close-out receive and
deliver obligation between the long
member and the oldest short member(s).
The net result will be that the Buy-In
Position will be automatically exited
from CNS one day earlier than is
currently the case, which will allow the
buy-in process to commence one day
earlier.
NSCC plans to implement these
changes as soon as practicable after the
Commission’s approval of this filing.
NSCC will advise its members of the
implementation through an Important
Notice.
NSCC believes that the proposed rule
change is consistent with Section 17A of
the Act 4 and the rules and regulations
thereunder because it should result in
municipal securities buy-ins being
executed more expeditiously thereby
fostering cooperation and coordination
with persons engaged in the clearance
and settlement of securities transactions
and removing impediments to and
perfecting the mechanism of a national
system for the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of securities
transactions.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
NSCC does not believe that the
proposed rule change will have any
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impact or impose any burden on
competition. NSCC will notify the
Commission of any comments it
receives.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
NSCC has not solicited or received
written comments relating to the
proposed rule change. NSCC will notify
the Commission of any written
comments it receives.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within thirty-five days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period (i)
as the Commission may designate up to
ninety days of such date if it finds such
longer period to be appropriate and
publishes its reasons for so finding or
(ii) as to which the self-regulatory
organization consents, the Commission
will:
(A) By order approve such proposed
rule change or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.
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
No. SR–NSCC–2006–12 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 No.
SR–NSCC–2006–12. 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
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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
Section, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will
be available for inspection and copying
at NSCC’s principal office and on
NSCC’s Web site at https://
www.nscc.com/legal/. 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 No.
SR–NSCC–2006–12 and should be
submitted on or before January 4, 2007.
For the Commission by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.5
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–54898; File No. SR–OCC–
2006–08]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Options Clearing Corporation; Notice
of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To
Revise Stock Futures Adjustment
Methodology
December 8, 2006.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on
May 19, 2006, The Options Clearing
Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) 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 OCC. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested parties.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
OCC is seeking to amend Article XII
(Futures and Futures Options), Section
3 (Adjustments to Futures and Futures
Options) of OCC’s By-Laws to conform
to the changes sought in proposed rule
change SR–OCC–2006–01 to Article VI
(Clearance of Exchange Transactions),
Section 11A (Adjustments for Stock
Option Contracts).2
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission,
OCC 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. OCC has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B),
and (C) below, of the most significant
aspects of these statements.3
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
On January 12, 2006, OCC filed with
the Commission proposed rule change
SR–OCC–2006–01. Pursuant to SR–
OCC–2006–01, OCC proposed, among
other things, to amend its adjustment
rules in Article VI, Section 11A for stock
option contracts with respect to stock
dividends, stock distributions, and stock
splits. Subject to the Commission
approving proposed rule change SR–
OCC–2006–01, OCC is proposing to
amend Article XII, Section 3 to ensure
stock futures contracts can be adjusted
in a manner consistent with adjustments
made to stock option contracts on the
same underlying security.
As described in proposed rule change
SR–OCC–2006–01, OCC desires to
change certain of its adjustment rules
with respect to stock option contracts to
eliminate the need to round strike prices
and/or units of trading in the event of
certain stock dividends, stock
distributions, and stock splits.4 The
adjustment rules for stock futures as
currently provided in Article XII,
2 The Commission published the notice for
proposed rule change SR–OCC–2006–01 on March
9, 2006. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 53400
(March 2, 2006), 71 FR 12226.
3 The Commission has modified the text of the
summaries prepared by OCC.
4 The notice for SR–OCC–2006–01 describes
OCC’s proposed changes to and the rationale for the
proposed rule change to its adjustment rules for
stock options.
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Section 3 parallel the current
adjustment rules for stock options
provided in Article VI, Section 11A.
This uniformity ensures stock futures
contracts can be adjusted in a manner
consistent with adjustments made to
stock option contracts on the same
underlying security. The changes to
Article XII, Section 3 that are the subject
of this proposed rule change are made
solely to track the changes proposed to
be made to Article VI, Section 11A and
are intended to ensure that adjustments
to stock options and to stock futures
made for stock dividends, stock
distributions, and stock splits will
remain consistent with respect to an
underlying security.
As noted above, the central purpose of
the rule change proposed in SR–OCC–
2006–01 is to eliminate inequities
which result from certain rounding
practices currently required by OCC’s
By-Laws because stock option strike
prices are quoted in and therefore
rounded to the nearest one-eighth. Stock
futures do not have the same issue
because they are quoted in decimals.
Nevertheless, in order to ensure
adjustments for stock options and for
stock futures remain consistent, OCC
proposes to revise the adjustment rules
with respect to stock futures to match
the proposed revised adjustment rules
with respect to stock options for stock
dividends, stock distributions, and stock
splits.
OCC will not implement the proposed
rule change described herein until
implementation of SR–OCC–2006–01. In
the event any amendments are made to
SR–OCC–2006–01, OCC would seek
approval for conforming parallel
changes to this proposed rule change.
OCC believes that the proposed rule
change is consistent with the
requirements of Section 17A of the Act 5
and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to OCC because it
is intended solely to keep the
adjustment rules for stock futures with
respect to stock dividends, stock
distributions, and stock splits consistent
with the adjustment rules for stock
options with respect to stock dividends,
stock distributions, and stock splits and
thus should protect investors.
(B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
OCC does not believe that the
proposed rule change would impose any
burden on competition.
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(C) Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants or Others
Written comments were not and are
not intended to be solicited with respect
to the proposed rule change, and none
have been received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within thirty-five days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register or within such longer period (i)
as the Commission may designate up to
ninety days of such date if it finds such
longer period to be appropriate and
publishes its reasons for so finding or
(ii) as to which the self-regulatory
organization consents, the Commission
will:
(A) by order approve such proposed
rule change or
(B) institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change, as amended, 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–OCC–2006–08 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–OCC–2006–08. 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
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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
Section, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will
be available for inspection and copying
at the principal office of OCC and on
OCC’s Web site at www.theocc.com. 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–OCC–2006–08 and should
be submitted on or before December 29,
2006.
For the Commission by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.6
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-54898; File No. SR-OCC-2006-08]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation;
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Revise Stock Futures
Adjustment Methodology
December 8, 2006.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on May 19, 2006, The Options
Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') 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 OCC. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested parties.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
OCC is seeking to amend Article XII (Futures and Futures Options),
Section 3 (Adjustments to Futures and Futures Options) of OCC's By-Laws
to conform to the changes sought in proposed rule change SR-OCC-2006-01
to Article VI (Clearance of Exchange Transactions), Section 11A
(Adjustments for Stock Option Contracts).\2\
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\2\ The Commission published the notice for proposed rule change
SR-OCC-2006-01 on March 9, 2006. Securities Exchange Act Release No.
53400 (March 2, 2006), 71 FR 12226.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
In its filing with the Commission, OCC 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. OCC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A),
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these
statements.\3\
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\3\ The Commission has modified the text of the summaries
prepared by OCC.
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(A) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
On January 12, 2006, OCC filed with the Commission proposed rule
change SR-OCC-2006-01. Pursuant to SR-OCC-2006-01, OCC proposed, among
other things, to amend its adjustment rules in Article VI, Section 11A
for stock option contracts with respect to stock dividends, stock
distributions, and stock splits. Subject to the Commission approving
proposed rule change SR-OCC-2006-01, OCC is proposing to amend Article
XII, Section 3 to ensure stock futures contracts can be adjusted in a
manner consistent with adjustments made to stock option contracts on
the same underlying security.
As described in proposed rule change SR-OCC-2006-01, OCC desires to
change certain of its adjustment rules with respect to stock option
contracts to eliminate the need to round strike prices and/or units of
trading in the event of certain stock dividends, stock distributions,
and stock splits.\4\ The adjustment rules for stock futures as
currently provided in Article XII, Section 3 parallel the current
adjustment rules for stock options provided in Article VI, Section 11A.
This uniformity ensures stock futures contracts can be adjusted in a
manner consistent with adjustments made to stock option contracts on
the same underlying security. The changes to Article XII, Section 3
that are the subject of this proposed rule change are made solely to
track the changes proposed to be made to Article VI, Section 11A and
are intended to ensure that adjustments to stock options and to stock
futures made for stock dividends, stock distributions, and stock splits
will remain consistent with respect to an underlying security.
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\4\ The notice for SR-OCC-2006-01 describes OCC's proposed
changes to and the rationale for the proposed rule change to its
adjustment rules for stock options.
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As noted above, the central purpose of the rule change proposed in
SR-OCC-2006-01 is to eliminate inequities which result from certain
rounding practices currently required by OCC's By-Laws because stock
option strike prices are quoted in and therefore rounded to the nearest
one-eighth. Stock futures do not have the same issue because they are
quoted in decimals. Nevertheless, in order to ensure adjustments for
stock options and for stock futures remain consistent, OCC proposes to
revise the adjustment rules with respect to stock futures to match the
proposed revised adjustment rules with respect to stock options for
stock dividends, stock distributions, and stock splits.
OCC will not implement the proposed rule change described herein
until implementation of SR-OCC-2006-01. In the event any amendments are
made to SR-OCC-2006-01, OCC would seek approval for conforming parallel
changes to this proposed rule change.
OCC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
requirements of Section 17A of the Act \5\ and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to OCC because it is intended solely
to keep the adjustment rules for stock futures with respect to stock
dividends, stock distributions, and stock splits consistent with the
adjustment rules for stock options with respect to stock dividends,
stock distributions, and stock splits and thus should protect
investors.
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(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
OCC does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any
burden on competition.
(C) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others
Written comments were not and are not intended to be solicited with
respect to the proposed rule change, and none have been received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within thirty-five days of the date of publication of this notice
in the Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the
Commission may designate up to ninety days of such date if it finds
such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so
finding or (ii) as to which the self-regulatory organization consents,
the Commission will:
(A) by order approve such proposed rule change or
(B) institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule
change should be disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change, as amended, 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-OCC-2006-08 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-OCC-2006-08. 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
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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 Section, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of
such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the
principal office of OCC and on OCC's Web site at www.theocc.com. 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-OCC-2006-08 and should be
submitted on or before December 29, 2006.
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\6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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