Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Establish a Pilot Program To List Series With Additional Expiration Months for Each Class of Options Opened for Trading on the Exchange, 67419-67421 [2010-27586]
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Number SR–CBOE–2010–095 on the
subject line.
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• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
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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
available for Web site viewing and
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Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing
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submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CBOE- 2010–095 and
should be submitted on or before
November 23, 2010.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.15
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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of the most significant parts of such
statements.
[Release No. 34–63185; File No. SR–CBOE–
2010–097]
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Establish a Pilot
Program To List Series With Additional
Expiration Months for Each Class of
Options Opened for Trading on the
Exchange
October 27, 2010.
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 October
26, 2010, the Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘CBOE’’ or the
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared
by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the
proposal as a ‘‘non-controversial’’
proposed rule change pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 3 and
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.4 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
CBOE proposes to amend its rules to
adopt a pilot program to list additional
expiration months for each class of
options opened for trading on the
Exchange. The text of the rule proposal
is available on the Exchange’s Web site
(https://www.cboe.org/legal), at the
Exchange’s principal office, 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, the
self-regulatory organization 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 those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below.
The Exchange has prepared summaries,
set forth in sections A, B, and C below,
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
2 17
15 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend its
rules to adopt a pilot program to list
additional expiration months for each
class of options opened for trading on
the Exchange. Pursuant to Interpretation
and Policy .03 to Rule 5.5, the Exchange
currently opens four expiration months
for each class of options open for
trading on the Exchange: the first two
being the two nearest months, regardless
of the quarterly cycle on which that
class trades; the third and fourth being
the next two months of the quarterly
cycle previously designated by the
Exchange for that specific class. For
example, if the Exchange listed, in late
April, a new stock option on a January–
April—July–October quarterly cycle, the
Exchange would list the two nearest
term months (May and June) and the
next two expiration months of the cycle
(July and October). When the May series
expires, the Exchange would add
January series. When the June series
expires, the Exchange would add
August series as the next month, and
would not add April.
The Exchange believes that there is
market demand for a greater number of
expiration months. The Exchange
therefore proposes to adopt a pilot
program pursuant to which it will list
up to an additional two expiration
months, for a total of six expiration
months for each class of options open
for trading on the Exchange.5 The
proposal will become effective on a
pilot basis for a period of twelve months
to commence on the next full month
after approval is received to establish
the pilot program. Under the proposal,
the additional months listed pursuant to
the pilot program will result in four
consecutive expiration months plus two
months from the quarterly cycle. For
example, for option classes in the
January cycle that have expiration
months of June, July, October, and
January, the Exchange would
additionally list the August and
September series. For option classes in
the February quarterly cycle that have
expiration months of October,
November, February and May, the
5 CBOE does not believe that Rule 5.5.03 limits
the maximum number of expiration months that
may be listed. Rule 5.5(a) and 5.5(c) provide CBOE
with the flexibility to add additional expiration
months, which the Exchange has previously done.
By establishing the pilot program proposed in this
filing, CBOE is not limited to its existing ability.
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Exchange would additionally list the
December and January series. Under the
proposal, no additional LEAP series will
be created.
The Exchange seeks to limit the
proposed rule change to 20 actively
traded options classes. By limiting the
pilot to a small number of classes, the
Exchange will be able to gauge interest
in the pilot while limiting any
additional demands on system
resources. CBOE estimates that this pilot
could add up to six or seven percent to
current quote traffic, although changes
in market maker quoting behavior will
likely reduce that increase by up to half.
The Exchange believes that a limited
pilot is a prudent step to determine
actual market demand for additional
expiration months.
If the Exchange were to propose an
extension or an expansion of the pilot
program, or should the Exchange
propose to make the pilot program
permanent, CBOE will submit, along
with any filing proposing such
amendments to the pilot program, a
pilot program report (‘‘Report’’) that will
provide an analysis of the pilot program
covering the first nine months of the
pilot program and shall submit the
Report to the Commission at least sixty
(60) days prior to the expiration date of
the pilot program. The Report will
include, at a minimum: (1) Data and
written analysis on the open interest
and trading volume in the classes for
which additional expiration months
were opened; (2) an assessment of the
appropriateness of the option classes
selected for the pilot program; (3) an
assessment of the impact of the pilot
program on the capacity on CBOE,
OPRA and on market data vendors (to
the extent data from market data
vendors is available); (4) any capacity
problems or other problems that arose
during the operation of the pilot
program and how CBOE addressed such
problems; (5) any complaints that CBOE
received during the operation of the
pilot program and how CBOE addressed
them; and (6) any additional
information that would assist the
Commission in assessing the operation
of the pilot program.
Finally, the Exchange represents that
it has the necessary systems capacity to
support new options series that will
result from the introduction of
additional expiration months listed
pursuant to this proposed rule change.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes the proposed
rule change is consistent with the Act 6
and the rules and regulations
6 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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thereunder and, in particular, the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.7
Specifically, the Exchange believes the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the Section 6(b)(5) 8 requirements that
the rules of an exchange be designed to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts, to remove
impediments to and to perfect the
mechanism for a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in
general, to protect investors and the
public interest. In particular, the
Exchange believes listing additional
near-term expiration months will offer
investors more variety in trading
options series that were previously not
available. The Exchange believes this
proposed rule change will also generate
additional volume in these option
classes without significantly taxing
system resources.
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 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 foregoing proposed rule
change does not significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest, does not impose any significant
burden on competition, and, by its
terms, does not become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was
filed, 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
The Exchange has requested that the
Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay. The Commission believes that
7 15
U.S.C. 78f(b).
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the
Commission written notice of the Exchange’s 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. The Exchange
has satisfied this requirement.
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waiver of the operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest
because the proposal is substantially
similar to that of another exchange that
has been approved by the
Commission.11 Therefore, the
Commission designates the proposal
operative upon filing.12
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend 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.
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–CBOE–2010–097 on the
subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CBOE–2010–097. 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
11 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63104
(October 14, 2010), 75 FR 64773 (October 20, 2010)
(SR–ISE–2010–91) (order approving Additional
Expiration Months Pilot Program).
12 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has considered the
proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also
will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. 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–CBOE–
2010–097 and should be submitted on
or before November 23, 2010.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.13
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–63196; File No. SR–FINRA–
2010–046]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Order Approving
Proposed Rule Change To Remove the
Exemption From the Trading Activity
Fee for Transactions in Exchange
Listed Options Effected by a Member
When FINRA Is Not the Designated
Options Examining Authority for That
Member
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October 27, 2010.
I. Introduction
On September 7, 2010, Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘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 to amend its ByLaws to remove the exemption from the
trading activity fee (‘‘TAF’’) for
transactions in exchange listed options
effected by a member when FINRA is
not the designated options examining
authority (‘‘DOEA’’) for that member.
The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal
13 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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Register on September 23, 2010.3 The
Commission received no comment
letters on the proposal. This order
approves the proposed rule change.
II. Description of the Proposed Rule
Change
In its proposal, FINRA sought to
amend Section 1(b) of Schedule A to the
FINRA By-Laws to remove the
exemption from the TAF for
transactions in exchange listed options
effected by a member for whom FINRA
is not the DOEA. The TAF is one of
three member regulatory fees FINRA
uses to fund its member regulation
activities.4 Because the TAF funds
FINRA’s member regulation functions, it
is intended to apply to transactions in
a way that corresponds to FINRA’s
regulatory responsibilities.5 In general,
the TAF is assessed for the sale of all
exchange registered securities wherever
executed (except debt securities that are
not TRACE-eligible), over-the-counter
equity securities, security futures,
TRACE–Eligible Securities (provided
that the transaction is a Reportable
TRACE Transaction), and all municipal
securities subject to the reporting
requirements of the Municipal
Securities Rulemaking Board.6 The TAF
rules also include numerous exemptions
for certain types of transactions.7
In 2003, FINRA exempted from the
TAF ‘‘[t]ransactions in exchange listed
options effected by a member when
FINRA is not the designated options
examining authority for that member.’’ 8
FINRA represented that the exemption
was added to reflect the fact that
FINRA’s regulatory responsibilities with
respect to such activities were
somewhat alleviated by its participation
in a plan filed with the Commission
under Rule 17d–2 of the Act 9 (‘‘17d–2
Agreement’’) in which regulatory
responsibilities for certain FINRA
members that conducted a public
options business were assumed by other
self regulatory organizations (‘‘SROs’’)
that would act as the members’ DOEA.10
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62927
(September 17, 2010), 75 FR 58004.
4 See FINRA By-Laws, Schedule A, § 1(b). In
addition to the TAF, the other member regulatory
fees are the Gross Income Assessment and the
Personnel Assessment. See id. §§ 1(c), (d).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50485
(October 1, 2004), 69 FR 60445 (October 8, 2004)
(SR–NASD–2003–201).
6 See FINRA By-Laws, Schedule A, § 1(b)(1).
7 See FINRA By-Laws, Schedule A, § 1(b)(2).
8 FINRA By-Laws, Schedule A, § 1(b)(2)(K). See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 47946 (May
30, 2003), 68 FR 34021 (June 6, 2003) (SR–NASD–
2002–148).
9 17 CFR 240.17d–2.
10 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 46800
(November 8, 2002), 67 FR 69774 (November 19,
2002).
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In view of the fact that another SRO
performed certain regulatory
responsibilities with respect to the
options activities of some of its
members, FINRA decided to exempt
transactions in exchange listed options
by such members from the TAF.11 The
exemption was also based on the fact
that certain other SROs were assessing
or preparing to assess specific regulatory
fees for acting as DOEA,12 which FINRA
believed made its TAF on options
transactions appear redundant.
However, subsequent amendments to
the 17d–2 Agreement have consolidated
within FINRA sole regulatory
responsibility for the public options
activities of all of its members 13 and
FINRA assumed all regulatory
responsibility for FINRA members
under the 17d–2 Agreement.14 As a
result of this increase in regulatory
responsibility, FINRA filed the instant
proposed rule change to delete the
exemption from the TAF.15
FINRA represented that deleting this
exemption would also remove any
ambiguities over whether FINRA should
collect the TAF from sole-FINRA
members or from FINRA members that
conduct only a proprietary options
business. FINRA stated its belief that the
existing language exempting a member’s
transactions in exchange listed options
from the TAF when FINRA is not the
DOEA for the member does not properly
align with those situations where
FINRA has regulatory responsibility
over the member firm. First, the DOEA
designation is established only under
the 17d–2 Agreement, which by its own
terms applies only with respect to firms
that are members of more than one SRO.
Thus, according to FINRA, while it has
regulatory responsibilities for the
11 Transactions in over-the-counter
(‘‘conventional’’) options are exempted from the
TAF with respect to all FINRA members. See
FINRA By-Laws, Schedule A, § 1(b)(2)(H).
12 See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No.
47577 (March 26, 2003), 68 FR 16109 (April 2,
2003) (SR–PCX–2003–03) (PCX rule filing
establishing a DOEA fee).
13 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 57987
(June 18, 2008), 73 FR 36156 (June 25, 2008).
14 Following the consolidation of National
Association of Securities Dealers (‘‘NASD’’) and
NYSE member regulation operations in 2007,
FINRA announced that it serves as the DOEA for
all FINRA member firms. See Regulatory Notice 08–
37 (July 2008).
15 At the time FINRA (then NASD) proposed the
exemption in Amendment No. 4 to SR–NASD–
2002–148, it noted that ‘‘NASD does not believe it
is precluded from seeking further amendments to
the TAF with respect to the reduction or
elimination of the proposed exemption * * * in the
event of a change of factors surrounding its sales
practice and other regulatory responsibilities.’’
Letter from Barbara Z. Sweeney, SVP and Corporate
Secretary, NASD, to Katherine A. England,
Assistant Director, Division of Trading and Markets,
Commission, dated May 19, 2003.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-63185; File No. SR-CBOE-2010-097]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Establish a Pilot Program To List Series With Additional
Expiration Months for Each Class of Options Opened for Trading on the
Exchange
October 27, 2010.
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 October 26, 2010, the Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated (``CBOE'' or the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change
as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by
the Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non-
controversial'' proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ 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)(iii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
CBOE proposes to amend its rules to adopt a pilot program to list
additional expiration months for each class of options opened for
trading on the Exchange. The text of the rule proposal is available on
the Exchange's Web site (https://www.cboe.org/legal), at the Exchange's
principal office, 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, the self-regulatory organization
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 those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts 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 proposes to amend its rules to adopt a pilot program
to list additional expiration months for each class of options opened
for trading on the Exchange. Pursuant to Interpretation and Policy .03
to Rule 5.5, the Exchange currently opens four expiration months for
each class of options open for trading on the Exchange: the first two
being the two nearest months, regardless of the quarterly cycle on
which that class trades; the third and fourth being the next two months
of the quarterly cycle previously designated by the Exchange for that
specific class. For example, if the Exchange listed, in late April, a
new stock option on a January-April--July-October quarterly cycle, the
Exchange would list the two nearest term months (May and June) and the
next two expiration months of the cycle (July and October). When the
May series expires, the Exchange would add January series. When the
June series expires, the Exchange would add August series as the next
month, and would not add April.
The Exchange believes that there is market demand for a greater
number of expiration months. The Exchange therefore proposes to adopt a
pilot program pursuant to which it will list up to an additional two
expiration months, for a total of six expiration months for each class
of options open for trading on the Exchange.\5\ The proposal will
become effective on a pilot basis for a period of twelve months to
commence on the next full month after approval is received to establish
the pilot program. Under the proposal, the additional months listed
pursuant to the pilot program will result in four consecutive
expiration months plus two months from the quarterly cycle. For
example, for option classes in the January cycle that have expiration
months of June, July, October, and January, the Exchange would
additionally list the August and September series. For option classes
in the February quarterly cycle that have expiration months of October,
November, February and May, the
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Exchange would additionally list the December and January series. Under
the proposal, no additional LEAP series will be created.
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\5\ CBOE does not believe that Rule 5.5.03 limits the maximum
number of expiration months that may be listed. Rule 5.5(a) and
5.5(c) provide CBOE with the flexibility to add additional
expiration months, which the Exchange has previously done. By
establishing the pilot program proposed in this filing, CBOE is not
limited to its existing ability.
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The Exchange seeks to limit the proposed rule change to 20 actively
traded options classes. By limiting the pilot to a small number of
classes, the Exchange will be able to gauge interest in the pilot while
limiting any additional demands on system resources. CBOE estimates
that this pilot could add up to six or seven percent to current quote
traffic, although changes in market maker quoting behavior will likely
reduce that increase by up to half. The Exchange believes that a
limited pilot is a prudent step to determine actual market demand for
additional expiration months.
If the Exchange were to propose an extension or an expansion of the
pilot program, or should the Exchange propose to make the pilot program
permanent, CBOE will submit, along with any filing proposing such
amendments to the pilot program, a pilot program report (``Report'')
that will provide an analysis of the pilot program covering the first
nine months of the pilot program and shall submit the Report to the
Commission at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the
pilot program. The Report will include, at a minimum: (1) Data and
written analysis on the open interest and trading volume in the classes
for which additional expiration months were opened; (2) an assessment
of the appropriateness of the option classes selected for the pilot
program; (3) an assessment of the impact of the pilot program on the
capacity on CBOE, OPRA and on market data vendors (to the extent data
from market data vendors is available); (4) any capacity problems or
other problems that arose during the operation of the pilot program and
how CBOE addressed such problems; (5) any complaints that CBOE received
during the operation of the pilot program and how CBOE addressed them;
and (6) any additional information that would assist the Commission in
assessing the operation of the pilot program.
Finally, the Exchange represents that it has the necessary systems
capacity to support new options series that will result from the
introduction of additional expiration months listed pursuant to this
proposed rule change.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Act \6\ and the rules and regulations thereunder and, in
particular, the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\7\
Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \8\ requirements that the rules of
an exchange be designed to promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts, to remove
impediments to and to perfect the mechanism for a free and open market
and a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and
the public interest. In particular, the Exchange believes listing
additional near-term expiration months will offer investors more
variety in trading options series that were previously not available.
The Exchange believes this proposed rule change will also generate
additional volume in these option classes without significantly taxing
system resources.
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\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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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 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 foregoing proposed rule change does not significantly
affect the protection of investors or the public interest, does not
impose any significant burden on competition, and, by its terms, does
not become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed,
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\
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\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's 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. The
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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The Exchange has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day
operative delay. The Commission believes that waiver of the operative
delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest because the proposal is substantially similar to that of
another exchange that has been approved by the Commission.\11\
Therefore, the Commission designates the proposal operative upon
filing.\12\
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\11\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63104 (October 14,
2010), 75 FR 64773 (October 20, 2010) (SR-ISE-2010-91) (order
approving Additional Expiration Months Pilot Program).
\12\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend 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.
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-CBOE-2010-097 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2010-097. 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
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those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. 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-CBOE-2010-097 and should be
submitted on or before November 23, 2010.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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. 2010-27586 Filed 11-1-10; 8:45 am]
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