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adoption of the Pilot Program.7 Also, the
Exchange has not encountered any
problems or difficulties relating to the
Pilot Program since its inception. For
these reasons, the Exchange requests
that the Commission extend the Pilot
Program for the aforementioned
additional period.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the requirements provided under
Section 6(b)(5) 8 of the Act that the rules
of an exchange be designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and, in general, to protect investors
and the public interest.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
CBOE does not believe that the
proposed rule change will 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
Because the forgoing rule change does
not: (1) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (3) become
operative for 30 days after the date of
this filing, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has
become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 9 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(6) thereunder.10
A proposed rule change filed under
19b–4(f)(6) normally may not become
operative prior to 30 days after the date
of filing.11 However, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) 12 permits the Commission to
designate a shorter time if such action
7 See
Pilot Program Order, supra note 5.
U.S.C. 78f (b)(5).
9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). In addition, Rule
19b–4(f)(6)(iii)requires that a self-regulatory
organization submit to the Commission written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change,
along with a brief description and text of the
proposed rule change, at least five business days
prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the
Commission. CBOE has satisfied the five-day prefiling requirement.
12 Id.
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is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The
Exchange has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay. The Commission believes that
waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and in the public interest
because it will allow the Pilot Program
to continue uninterrupted.13
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the 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 Act.
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:
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available for inspection and copying in
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room. Copies of such filing will also be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of CBOE. 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–CBOE–2007–12 and should be
submitted on or before March 9, 2007.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.14
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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Electronic Comments
[Release No. 34–55271; File No. SR–ISE–
2007–08]
• Use the Commission’s Internet
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• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change as Modified by Amendment
No. 1 Thereto Relating to Payment for
Order Flow Fees
Paper Comments
February 12, 2007.
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
Station Place, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File No.
SR–CBOE–2007–12. 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
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Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/
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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
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 January
26, 2007, the International Securities
Exchange, LLC (‘‘ISE’’ 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 substantially prepared by the
Exchange. On February 1, 2007, the ISE
submitted Amendment No. 1 to the
proposed rule change. ISE has
designated this proposal as one
establishing or changing a due, fee, or
other charge imposed by ISE 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. The
Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule
change, as amended, from interested
persons.
13 For
the purposes only of waiving the operative
delay, theCommission has considered the proposed
rule’s impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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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)(1)(3)(A)(ii).
4 17 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 ISE is proposing to amend its
Schedule of Fees to reduce the payment
for order flow (‘‘PFOF’’) fees for options
on issues that trade as part of the Penny
Pilot (‘‘Pilot’’).5 The text of the proposed
rule change is available at the Exchange,
the Commission’s Public Reference
Room, and https://www.iseoptions.com.
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
Exchange 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. ISE
has substantially 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
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The Exchange is proposing to amend
its Schedule of Fees in conjunction with
the introduction of the Pilot by reducing
the PFOF fees for options on issues that
trade as part of the Pilot. The Pilot is
scheduled to begin on January 26, 2007.
The following issues will be included in
the Pilot: Agilent Technologies (A),
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD),
Caterpillar (CAT), Flextronics
International (FLEX), General Electric
(GE), Intel (INTC), iShares Russell 2000
Index fund (IWM), Microsoft (MSFT),
Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock
(QQQQ), Semiconductor Holders Trust
(SMH), Sun Microsystems (SUNW),
Texas Instruments (TXN), and Whole
Foods Markets (WFMI).
The Exchange currently operates a
PFOF program as approved by the
Commission.6 This program is funded
through a fee, currently set at $0.65 per
contract, paid by Exchange market
makers for each customer contract they
execute. All funds collected by the
Exchange are administered by specified
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54603
(October 16, 2006), 71 FR 62024 (October 20, 2006)
(SR–ISE–2006–62) (Notice of Filing of Proposed
Rule Change to Implement a Pilot Program To
Quote and To Trade Options in Pennies.
6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 43833
(January 10, 2001), 66 FR 7822 (January 25, 2001)
(SR–ISE–2000–10).
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market makers.7 PFOF fees collected by
the Exchange that are not distributed are
rebated back to the market makers. The
Exchange now proposes to reduce the
PFOF fees to $0.25 per contract for
transactions in all options on Pilot
issues. This fee reduction would also
apply to other issues that become a part
of the Pilot in the event the Pilot is
expanded beyond the current 13
securities. The Exchange believes that
quoting and trading in one cent
increments pursuant to the Pilot would
narrow spreads, resulting in PFOF being
less of a competitive factor. Thus, the
Exchange believes it is prudent for it to
maintain its PFOF fee, but at a lower
level in options on Pilot issues.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act 8 in general, and
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act 9 in particular,
because it is an equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges
among exchange members and other
persons using exchange facilities. In
particular, the Exchange believes that
lowering PFOF fees in options on Pilot
issues would enhance competition.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that
the proposed rule change will 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 proposed rule change
has been designated as a fee change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Act 10 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) 11
thereunder, because it establishes or
changes a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by the Exchange. Accordingly,
7 Initially only Primary Market Makers
administered PFOF pools. However, the Exchange
recently amended its PFOF program to allow a
Competitive Market Maker (‘‘CMM’’) to administer
the PFOF funds collected by the Exchange with
respect to orders in a group of options classes
preferenced to that CMM. See Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 53127 (January 13, 2006), 71 FR
3582 (January 23, 2006) (SR–ISE–2005–57).
8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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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the proposal will take effect upon filing
with the Commission. 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.12
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–ISE–2007–08 on the subject
line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities andExchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–ISE–2007–08. 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
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 ISE. All
comments received will be posted
without change; the Commission does
12 For purposes of calculating the 60-day period
within which the Commission may summarily
abrogate the proposed rule change, the Commission
considers the period to commence on February 1,
2007, the date on which the Exchange filed
Amendment No. 1.
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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–ISE–2007–08 and should be
submitted on or before March 9, 2007.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.13
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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2006–45]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; New
York Stock Exchange LLC.; Order
Approving Proposed Rule Change
Relating to Amendments to Exchange
Rule 638 Concerning Mediation
February 9, 2007.
I. Introduction
On June 22, 2006, the New York Stock
Exchange LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
thereunder,2 a proposed rule change
relating to amendments to Exchange
Rule 638 concerning mediation. The
proposed rule change was published for
comment in the Federal Register on
December 21, 2006,3 and the
Commission received one comment on
the proposal.4 This order approves the
proposed rule change.
II. Description
The proposal would delete references
in NYSE Rule 638 to the mediation pilot
program that expired on January 31,
2003. The proposed amendments would
also codify or, in some cases, recodify
certain existing mediation procedures,
including that: (1) The mediator’s fees
and method of payment are subject to
agreement of the parties and the
mediator, and all such fees and costs
incurred in mediation are the parties’
responsibility; (2) an adjournment fee
will be assessed if an arbitration hearing
is adjourned for purposes of the parties
pursuing mediation unless the fee is
waived under Exchange Rule 617; (3) a
mediator may not represent a party or
act as an arbitrator in an arbitration
relating to the matter mediated, nor be
called to testify regarding the mediation
in any proceeding;5 and (4) the
mediation is confidential and no record
is kept of the proceeding,6 and, except
as may be required by law, the parties
and mediator agree not to disclose the
substance of the mediation without the
prior written authorization of all parties
to the mediation.
In addition, the proposed rule change
would clarify that any party may
withdraw from mediation at any time
prior to the execution of a settlement
agreement upon written notification to
all other parties, the mediator, and the
Director of Arbitration. It also would
clarify that parties may select a mediator
on their own or request a list of
potential mediators from the Exchange,
and that, upon request of any party, the
Director of Arbitration would send the
parties a list of five potential mediators
together with the mediators’
biographical information described in
Rule 608.7
Finally, the proposed rule change
would provide that the parties will
advise the Exchange as to the name of
the agreed-upon mediator. In addition,
it would clarify that once the parties
agree to mediate, the Exchange would
facilitate the mediation, if requested, by
contacting the mediator selected and by
assisting in making necessary
arrangements, as well as that parties to
mediation may use the Exchange
meeting facilities in New York, when
available, without charge.
III. Summary of Comment
The Commission received one
comment on the proposal.8 The
commenter objected to the provision of
the proposed rule change that would
prohibit a mediator from acting as an
arbitrator in an arbitration related to the
matter mediated.9 The NYSE responded
that because the provision is
substantially the same as in the current
rule this comment is outside the scope
of this rule filing.10 The Commission
finds the NYSE’s determination that
these comments are beyond the scope of
the rule filing to be reasonable because
they suggest substantive changes from
5 See
current NYSE Rule 638(a)(4).
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6 Id.
13 17
7 See
1 15
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Exchange Act Release No. 54917 (Dec. 11,
2006), 71 FR 76714 (Dec. 21, 2006).
4 See letter from Stephen A. Hochman to Nancy
Morris, dated January 16, 2007 (‘‘Hochman’’).
8 Hochman.
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current NYSE Rule 638(a)(2).
9 Id.
10 See letter from Mary Yeager, Assistant
Secretary, NYSE, to Katherine A. England, Assistant
Director, Division of Market Regulation, dated
February 7, 2007.
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the current mediation rules that were
not intended to be addressed by this
rule filing. Thus, the Commission finds
the NYSE’s determination not to amend
the proposed rule change in connection
with this comment at this time to be
reasonable.
IV. Discussion and Findings
After careful review, the Commission
finds that the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Act and, in
particular, with Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act, which requires, among other
things, that the NYSE’s rules be
designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, and, in general, to
protect investors and the public
interest.11 The Commission believes
that the proposed rule change will bring
greater clarity to the mediation process
by deleting outdated references to the
expired mediation pilot program and
codifying certain existing mediation
procedures.
V. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 12 that the
proposed rule change (SR–NYSE–2006–
45), be, and hereby is, approved.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.13
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Options Clearing Corporation; Order
Approving Proposed Rule Change as
Modified by Amendment No. 1 To
Revise Option Adjustment
Methodology
February 8, 2007.
I. Introduction
On January 12, 2006, The Options
Clearing Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) proposed
rule change SR–OCC–2006–01 pursuant
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’).1 On
March 9, 2006, the Commission
published notice of the proposed rule
11 15
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-55271; File No. SR-ISE-2007-08]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange,
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule
Change as Modified by Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to Payment for
Order Flow Fees
February 12, 2007.
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 January 26, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(``ISE'' 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 substantially
prepared by the Exchange. On February 1, 2007, the ISE submitted
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change. ISE has designated this
proposal as one establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge
imposed by ISE 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. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from
interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
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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)(1)(3)(A)(ii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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The ISE is proposing to amend its Schedule of Fees to reduce the
payment for order flow (``PFOF'') fees for options on issues that trade
as part of the Penny Pilot (``Pilot'').\5\ The text of the proposed
rule change is available at the Exchange, the Commission's Public
Reference Room, and https://www.iseoptions.com.
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\5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54603 (October 16,
2006), 71 FR 62024 (October 20, 2006) (SR-ISE-2006-62) (Notice of
Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Implement a Pilot Program To Quote
and To Trade Options in Pennies.
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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, the Exchange 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. ISE has substantially 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
The Exchange is proposing to amend its Schedule of Fees in
conjunction with the introduction of the Pilot by reducing the PFOF
fees for options on issues that trade as part of the Pilot. The Pilot
is scheduled to begin on January 26, 2007. The following issues will be
included in the Pilot: Agilent Technologies (A), Advanced Micro Devices
(AMD), Caterpillar (CAT), Flextronics International (FLEX), General
Electric (GE), Intel (INTC), iShares Russell 2000 Index fund (IWM),
Microsoft (MSFT), Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQQ), Semiconductor
Holders Trust (SMH), Sun Microsystems (SUNW), Texas Instruments (TXN),
and Whole Foods Markets (WFMI).
The Exchange currently operates a PFOF program as approved by the
Commission.\6\ This program is funded through a fee, currently set at
$0.65 per contract, paid by Exchange market makers for each customer
contract they execute. All funds collected by the Exchange are
administered by specified market makers.\7\ PFOF fees collected by the
Exchange that are not distributed are rebated back to the market
makers. The Exchange now proposes to reduce the PFOF fees to $0.25 per
contract for transactions in all options on Pilot issues. This fee
reduction would also apply to other issues that become a part of the
Pilot in the event the Pilot is expanded beyond the current 13
securities. The Exchange believes that quoting and trading in one cent
increments pursuant to the Pilot would narrow spreads, resulting in
PFOF being less of a competitive factor. Thus, the Exchange believes it
is prudent for it to maintain its PFOF fee, but at a lower level in
options on Pilot issues.
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\6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 43833 (January 10,
2001), 66 FR 7822 (January 25, 2001) (SR-ISE-2000-10).
\7\ Initially only Primary Market Makers administered PFOF
pools. However, the Exchange recently amended its PFOF program to
allow a Competitive Market Maker (``CMM'') to administer the PFOF
funds collected by the Exchange with respect to orders in a group of
options classes preferenced to that CMM. See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 53127 (January 13, 2006), 71 FR 3582 (January 23, 2006)
(SR-ISE-2005-57).
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act \8\ in general, and Section 6(b)(4) of the
Act \9\ in particular, because it is an equitable allocation of
reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among exchange members and
other persons using exchange facilities. In particular, the Exchange
believes that lowering PFOF fees in options on Pilot issues would
enhance competition.
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\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78F(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
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 proposed rule change has been designated as a fee
change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \10\ and Rule
19b-4(f)(2) \11\ thereunder, because it establishes or changes a due,
fee, or other charge imposed by the Exchange. Accordingly, the proposal
will take effect upon filing with the Commission. 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.\12\
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\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
\11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
\12\ For purposes of calculating the 60-day period within which
the Commission may summarily abrogate the proposed rule change, the
Commission considers the period to commence on February 1, 2007, the
date on which the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1.
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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-ISE-2007-08 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary, Securities andExchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2007-08. 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 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 ISE. All comments received will be posted without
change; the Commission does
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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-ISE-2007-08 and should be
submitted on or before March 9, 2007.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant
to delegated authority.\13\
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\13\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-2793 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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