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thereunder. 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.
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–Phlx–
2010–177 and should be submitted on
or before January 13, 2011.
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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Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
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• 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–Phlx–2010–177 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–Phlx–2010–177. 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 Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room. 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
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.12
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Release No. 34–63564; File No. SR–CHX–
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice
of Filing and Order Granting
Accelerated Approval of a Proposed
Rule Change To Eliminate the
Validated Cross Trade Entry
Functionality
December 16, 2010.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3
notice is hereby given that, on December
10, 2010, the Chicago Stock Exchange,
Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘CHX’’) 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 self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons and is
approving the proposed rule change on
an accelerated basis.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The CHX proposes to amend its rules
to eliminate the Validated Cross Trade
Entry Functionality for Exchangeregistered Institutional Brokers. The text
of this proposed rule change is available
on the Exchange’s Web site at (https://
www.chx.com) and in 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
CHX included statements concerning
the purpose of and basis for the
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CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
2 15 U.S.C. 78a.
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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proposed rule change and discussed any
comments it received regarding the
proposal. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. The CHX has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
The Exchange proposes to amend its
rules relating to the submission and
execution of certain cross orders by
CHX-registered Institutional Brokers
(‘‘Institutional Brokers’’) by eliminating
the ability of an Institutional Broker to
execute trades on the Exchange’s trading
facilities outside of the Exchange’s
Matching System.4 Institutional Brokers
represent a voluntary registration
category of Exchange Participants and
the provisions of Article 17 of the
Exchange’s Rules apply specifically to
them. Institutional Brokers are deemed
to be trading on the facilities of the
Exchange.5 Institutional Brokers are the
successors to the previous Floor Broker
category and they largely handle orders
from their customers on a manual
basis.6
With the adoption and
implementation of Regulation NMS
(‘‘Reg NMS’’), the Exchange transitioned
from its traditional floor-based, auction
trading archetype to its current
electronic trading model.7 In order to
facilitate the handling and execution of
orders by Institutional Brokers, Article
17 has provided a means by which
Institutional Brokers could attempt to
manually execute and report
transactions outside the CHX Matching
System while complying with the tradethrough prohibitions of Reg NMS and
the order priority rules of the
4 See, Article 20 for rules relating to the operation
of the CHX Matching System.
5 See, Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 54550
(Sept. 29, 2006), 71 FR 59563 (October 10, 2006)
(SR–CHX–2006–05) at Section II.C. (Institutional
Broker), note 65 and accompanying text.
6 For example, an Institutional Broker
Representative (‘‘IBR’’) may receive an order
instruction from a customer over the telephone or
some electronic means of communication (e.g.,
e-mail or instant message). The IBR is then
responsible for entering the terms of the order into
an electronic database (for the purpose of
facilitating automated surveillance of such activity.
See, Article 11, Rule 3) and seeking execution
thereof.
7 See, Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 54550
(Sept. 29, 2006), 71 FR 59563 (October 10, 2006)
(SR–CHX–2006–05).
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Exchange.8 The Exchange’s Brokerplex
order entry system, which is available
for use by all Institutional Brokers,
includes a functionality known as
‘‘Validated Cross.’’ The Validated Cross
functionality allows an Institutional
Broker to electronically validate
whether a proposed cross transaction
would constitute an improper tradethrough under Reg NMS and/or violate
the Exchange’s priority rules before the
trade can be consummated and
reported. The purpose of the Validated
Cross functionality has been to permit
an Institutional Broker to receive an
execution instruction from a customer,
to immediately validate it within
Brokerplex for compliance with
applicable regulations and complete the
full transaction reporting within a
timeframe which is consistent with
industry standards. By using this
functionality, the broker and its
customers could avoid being
disadvantaged simply because the IBR
was not able to type the trade data into
the system before the National Best Bid
or Offer (‘‘NBBO’’) and/or CHX order
book changed.
Despite these apparent advantages,
reliance on and usage of the Validated
Cross functionality by Institutional
Brokers has declined over time.
Additionally, the Exchange has
conducted an analysis of whether the
Validated Cross allows Institutional
Broker to submit trades which would be
blocked if submitted as a regular cross
order and has concluded that the
Validated Cross is effective for that
purpose only in a very small percentage
of instances. Even though we are
proposing to get rid of the Validated
Cross functionality, Institutional
Brokers will continue to have the ability
to submit other cross orders to the CHX
Matching System for execution. Given
the additional systems and regulatory
costs to maintaining the Validated Cross
functionality, the Exchange is proposing
to eliminate it within the Brokerplex
trading application and delete the
associated rule text. Since the Validated
Cross was the only means by which an
Institutional Broker could execute and
report a trade on our facilities outside of
the Matching System, the Exchange is
also proposing to eliminate the clause in
section (a) of Article 9, Rule 13 which
referred to trades executed outside the
Matching System by an Institutional
Broker.
8 See, Reg NMS Rule 611 (Order Protection Rule);
Article 20, Rule 8 (Operation of the Matching
System).
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2. Statutory Basis
Electronic Comments
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act in general,9 and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5)
in particular,10 in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of
trade, to foster cooperation and
coordination with persons engaged in
facilitating transaction in securities, to
remove impediments and perfect the
mechanisms of a free and open market,
and, in general, to protect investors and
the public interest. The elimination of
the Validated Cross functionality
available to Institutional Brokers will
simplify the order entry process,
eliminate certain regulatory concerns
presented by the Validated Cross and
reduce the burden on the Exchange to
maintain overlapping order entry
functionality.
• 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–CHX–2010–25 on the
subject line.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of 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 Regarding the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited
or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 45 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 90 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 or disapprove
the proposed rule change, or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine
whether the proposed rule change
should be disapproved.
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–CHX–2010–25. 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 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 such filing
also will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the
CHX. 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 publicly available. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CHX–2010–25 and should
be submitted on or before January 13,
2011.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
V. Commission’s Findings and Order
Granting Accelerated Approval of the
Proposed Rule Change
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:
After careful consideration, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder applicable to
a national securities exchange.11 In
11 In approving the proposed rule change, the
Commission notes that it has considered the
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U.S.C. 78f(b).
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particular, the Commission finds that
the proposed rule change is consistent
with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5)
of the Act,12 which requires, among
other things, that the Exchange’s rules
be designed to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with
persons engaged in regulating, clearing,
settling, processing information with
respect to, and facilitating transactions
in securities, to remove impediments to
and perfect the mechanism of a free and
open market and a national market
system, and in general, to protect
investors and the public interest. The
Commission agrees with the Exchange
that the elimination of the Validated
Cross functionality will simplify CHX’s
order entry process, eliminate certain
regulatory concerns presented by the
Validated Cross functionality, and
reduce the burden on the Exchange to
maintain overlapping order entry
functionality.13
The Commission finds good cause,
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,14 for approving the proposed rule
change prior to the 30th day after
publication of notice in the Federal
Register. The Exchange represents that
accelerated approval will allow the
Exchange to implement these changes
prior to the application of its customary
end-of-the-year software change freeze,
and thereby minimize the systems and
operational risks it says are inherent to
coding changes made late in the year.
Further, accelerated approval of the
proposed rule change will allow the
Exchange to more quickly address
certain regulatory concerns associated
with the Validated Cross functionality.
VI. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,15 that the
proposed rule change (SR–CHX–2010–
25) be, and it hereby is, approved on an
accelerated basis.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.16
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
12 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
13 See supra Section II.A.2.
14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
15 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(2).
16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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[Release No. 34–63566; File No. SR–CBOE–
2010–115]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed
Rule Change To Modify How Odd-Lots
Are Handled on CBSX
December 16, 2010.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on December
14, 2010, the Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘Exchange’’ or
‘‘CBOE’’) 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 Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to modify
how odd-lot orders are handled on the
CBOE Stock Exchange (‘‘CBSX’’). The
text of the proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange’s Web site
(https://www.cboe.org/Legal), at the
Exchange’s principal office, and on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml.
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 these 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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
1. Purpose
Currently, CBSX handles and
executes round lot orders differently
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from the manner in which it handles
and executes odd lot and mixed lot
orders.3 If CBSX is not displaying the
NBBO and step-up is not achieved
pursuant to the CBSX flash process in
Rule 52.6, the round lot order is then
routed to the exchange displaying the
NBBO for execution. Odd lot orders,
however, currently are not routed to the
exchange displaying the NBBO for
execution. The proposed change will
ensure that odd and mixed lot orders
will be handled and executed in a more
consistent manner with round lot
orders.
Under the proposed rule change, OddLot orders will be matched by the CBSX
System against interest at the best price
in the CBSX Book. Odd-Lot orders (or
the odd-lot portion of a mixed lot order)
that are not marketable will be
maintained in the System so that they
may trade against later submitted orders
(they will be traded using CBSX’s
matching rules). Marketable Odd-lot
orders will be handled similar to round
lot orders. If fulfilling an Odd-Lot order
would result in an impermissible tradethrough of another exchange, the order
will be routed to other exchanges to be
filled at prices better than the CBSX
disseminated price. If an execution is
not attained at the away exchange(s), the
returned order is eligible for execution
on CBSX. We note that the flash process
utilized by CBSX prior to routing away
orders will not be employed for Odd-lot
orders.
If an incoming Odd-lot order trades
against a quote in the CBSX Book, the
new quantity remaining in the quote
will be rounded down to the nearest
lower round-lot amount (zero or
multiple of 100) for display purposes,
with the remaining Odd-Lot amount
being cancelled. If an incoming order
trades against a limit order resting on
the CBSX Book and an Odd-Lot amount
remains from the limit order resting on
the CBSX Book, that Odd-Lot amount
will remain in the system eligible for
execution but will not be displayed.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) 4 and the rules and regulations
thereunder and, in particular, the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.5
Specifically, the Exchange believes the
3 A ‘‘round lot’’ order is an order for a quantity
that is a multiple of 100 (100, 200, 300, etc.). An
‘‘odd lot’’ order is an order for a quantity that is less
than 100. A ‘‘mixed lot’’ order is an order for a
quantity that is greater than 100 but not a multiple
of 100 (135, 372, 1126, etc.).
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-63564; File No. SR-CHX-2010-25]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed
Rule Change To Eliminate the Validated Cross Trade Entry Functionality
December 16, 2010.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on December 10, 2010, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (the
``Exchange'' or ``CHX'') 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 self-
regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons
and is approving the proposed rule change on an accelerated basis.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
\2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
\3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The CHX proposes to amend its rules to eliminate the Validated
Cross Trade Entry Functionality for Exchange-registered Institutional
Brokers. The text of this proposed rule change is available on the
Exchange's Web site at (https://www.chx.com) and in 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 CHX included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received regarding the proposal. The text of
these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV
below. The CHX has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and
C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
The Exchange proposes to amend its rules relating to the submission
and execution of certain cross orders by CHX-registered Institutional
Brokers (``Institutional Brokers'') by eliminating the ability of an
Institutional Broker to execute trades on the Exchange's trading
facilities outside of the Exchange's Matching System.\4\ Institutional
Brokers represent a voluntary registration category of Exchange
Participants and the provisions of Article 17 of the Exchange's Rules
apply specifically to them. Institutional Brokers are deemed to be
trading on the facilities of the Exchange.\5\ Institutional Brokers are
the successors to the previous Floor Broker category and they largely
handle orders from their customers on a manual basis.\6\
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\4\ See, Article 20 for rules relating to the operation of the
CHX Matching System.
\5\ See, Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 54550 (Sept. 29,
2006), 71 FR 59563 (October 10, 2006) (SR-CHX-2006-05) at Section
II.C. (Institutional Broker), note 65 and accompanying text.
\6\ For example, an Institutional Broker Representative
(``IBR'') may receive an order instruction from a customer over the
telephone or some electronic means of communication (e.g., e-mail or
instant message). The IBR is then responsible for entering the terms
of the order into an electronic database (for the purpose of
facilitating automated surveillance of such activity. See, Article
11, Rule 3) and seeking execution thereof.
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With the adoption and implementation of Regulation NMS (``Reg
NMS''), the Exchange transitioned from its traditional floor-based,
auction trading archetype to its current electronic trading model.\7\
In order to facilitate the handling and execution of orders by
Institutional Brokers, Article 17 has provided a means by which
Institutional Brokers could attempt to manually execute and report
transactions outside the CHX Matching System while complying with the
trade-through prohibitions of Reg NMS and the order priority rules of
the
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Exchange.\8\ The Exchange's Brokerplex order entry system, which is
available for use by all Institutional Brokers, includes a
functionality known as ``Validated Cross.'' The Validated Cross
functionality allows an Institutional Broker to electronically validate
whether a proposed cross transaction would constitute an improper
trade-through under Reg NMS and/or violate the Exchange's priority
rules before the trade can be consummated and reported. The purpose of
the Validated Cross functionality has been to permit an Institutional
Broker to receive an execution instruction from a customer, to
immediately validate it within Brokerplex for compliance with
applicable regulations and complete the full transaction reporting
within a timeframe which is consistent with industry standards. By
using this functionality, the broker and its customers could avoid
being disadvantaged simply because the IBR was not able to type the
trade data into the system before the National Best Bid or Offer
(``NBBO'') and/or CHX order book changed.
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\7\ See, Securities Exchange Act Rel. No. 54550 (Sept. 29,
2006), 71 FR 59563 (October 10, 2006) (SR-CHX-2006-05).
\8\ See, Reg NMS Rule 611 (Order Protection Rule); Article 20,
Rule 8 (Operation of the Matching System).
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Despite these apparent advantages, reliance on and usage of the
Validated Cross functionality by Institutional Brokers has declined
over time. Additionally, the Exchange has conducted an analysis of
whether the Validated Cross allows Institutional Broker to submit
trades which would be blocked if submitted as a regular cross order and
has concluded that the Validated Cross is effective for that purpose
only in a very small percentage of instances. Even though we are
proposing to get rid of the Validated Cross functionality,
Institutional Brokers will continue to have the ability to submit other
cross orders to the CHX Matching System for execution. Given the
additional systems and regulatory costs to maintaining the Validated
Cross functionality, the Exchange is proposing to eliminate it within
the Brokerplex trading application and delete the associated rule text.
Since the Validated Cross was the only means by which an Institutional
Broker could execute and report a trade on our facilities outside of
the Matching System, the Exchange is also proposing to eliminate the
clause in section (a) of Article 9, Rule 13 which referred to trades
executed outside the Matching System by an Institutional Broker.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act in general,\9\ and furthers the objectives
of Section 6(b)(5) in particular,\10\ in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to foster cooperation and
coordination with persons engaged in facilitating transaction in
securities, to remove impediments and perfect the mechanisms of a free
and open market, and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest. The elimination of the Validated Cross functionality
available to Institutional Brokers will simplify the order entry
process, eliminate certain regulatory concerns presented by the
Validated Cross and reduce the burden on the Exchange to maintain
overlapping order entry functionality.
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\9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of 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 Regarding the
Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
Within 45 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 90 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 or disapprove the 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 rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-CHX-2010-25 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-CHX-2010-25. 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 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 such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the CHX. 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 publicly available. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CHX-2010-25 and should be
submitted on or before January 13, 2011.
V. Commission's Findings and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of the
Proposed Rule Change
After careful consideration, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
exchange.\11\ In
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particular, the Commission finds that the proposed rule change is
consistent with the requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\12\
which requires, among other things, that the Exchange's rules be
designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
The Commission agrees with the Exchange that the elimination of the
Validated Cross functionality will simplify CHX's order entry process,
eliminate certain regulatory concerns presented by the Validated Cross
functionality, and reduce the burden on the Exchange to maintain
overlapping order entry functionality.\13\
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\11\ In approving the proposed rule change, the Commission notes
that it has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency,
competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
\12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
\13\ See supra Section II.A.2.
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The Commission finds good cause, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of
the Act,\14\ for approving the proposed rule change prior to the 30th
day after publication of notice in the Federal Register. The Exchange
represents that accelerated approval will allow the Exchange to
implement these changes prior to the application of its customary end-
of-the-year software change freeze, and thereby minimize the systems
and operational risks it says are inherent to coding changes made late
in the year. Further, accelerated approval of the proposed rule change
will allow the Exchange to more quickly address certain regulatory
concerns associated with the Validated Cross functionality.
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\14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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VI. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\15\ that the proposed rule change (SR-CHX-2010-25) be, and it
hereby is, approved on an accelerated basis.
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\15\ 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(2).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
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\16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-32223 Filed 12-22-10; 8:45 am]
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