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trade, 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.
In particular, the proposed rule
change relating to the handling of
transactions in series quoted no bid at
the NBBO will promote just and
equitable principles of trade by adding
more certainty and consistency to the
obvious error. The proposed rule change
to increase the time limit for both
Market Makers and OTP Holders acting
as agent for Customers to request a
review of a transaction under the
provisions of Rule 6.87 is designed to
protect investors and the public interest.
Granting Market Makers more time to
request a review of a trade for obvious
error treatment will ensure they are
comfortable they can meet the deadline.
This comfort level should allow Market
Makers to continue to aggressively
provide that liquidity in a transparent
and non-discriminatory manner to all
participants which is in the public
interest. Further, ensuring Customers
sufficient time to request a review for
trades is also consistent with investor
protection and furthering the public
interest as it allows those market
participants furthest removed from the
point of execution time to evaluate each
trade and have adequate time to notify
the Exchange of a potential error.
The Exchange believes that the
proposed rule changes that address the
handling of Complex Orders involved in
obvious errors are also consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act, in general, and
furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5),
in particular, in that it is designed to
prevent fraudulent and manipulative
acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, and, in
general, to protect investors and the
public interest. Detailing how Complex
Orders involved in obvious errors will
be busted and/or adjusted is important
since it grants investors greater
certainty. Preventing a market
participant from busting trades solely
the result of a leg(s) of a Complex Order
executing in a no-bid series furthers the
protection of investors and the public
interest by preventing potential abuse.
In the Exchange’s view, the
determination of whether an ‘‘obvious
error’’ has occurred should be based on
specific and objective criteria and
subject to specific and objective
procedures. The Exchange believes that
the proposed rule change provides such
objective guidelines for the
determination of whether an obvious
price error has occurred.
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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 not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act. To the
contrary, the proposal further promotes
competition on the Exchange which
should lead to tighter, more efficient
markets to the benefit of market
participants including public investors
that engage in trading and hedging on
the Exchange, and thereby make the
Exchange a desirable market vis a vis
other options exchanges.
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
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
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All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NYSEARCA–2013–15. This
file number should be included on the
subject line if email 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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
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
publicly available. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–
NYSEARCA–2013–15 and should be
submitted on or before March 14, 2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.11
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–03966 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am]
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
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[Release No. 34–68932; File No. SR–CBOE–
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• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–NYSEARCA–2013–15 on
the subject line.
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change To Amend the Text in the
Exchange Fees Schedule
Paper Comments
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
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notice is hereby given that on February
6, 2013, Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’
or ‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II, and
III 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 the Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is proposing to amend
the text in the Fees Schedule. The text
of the proposed rule change is available
on the Exchange’s Web site (https://
www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/
CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at
the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary,
and at the Commission.
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. The
Exchange 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
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1. Purpose
The Exchange is proposing to update
the text in its Fees Schedule to clarify
the fee exemptions in the ‘‘Index
Options Rate Table.’’ The proposed
change in this filing is solely
administrative and will not amend any
current fees. Currently, the Index
Options Rate Table Section of the
Exchange Fee Schedule has two
different customer transaction fees.
Specifically, the Exchange charges a
$0.18 transaction fee per contract for all
customer transactions in all index
products excluding ‘‘SPX, SPXW, SRO,
OEX, XEO, VIX and Volatility Indexes.’’
In addition, however, in a recent rule
filing, the Exchange has eliminated this
customer transaction fee in XSP index
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option transactions.3 The Exchange is
proposing to clarify in the second
category that the $0.18 transaction fee
per contract is applicable to ‘‘All Index
Products Excluding SPX, SPXW, SRO,
OEX, XEO, VIX, XSP and VOLATILITY
INDEXES.’’
The Exchange believes the proposed
rule change will make it clear that there
is no $0.18 customer transaction fee per
contract in transaction [sic] in XSP
index options. The Exchange believes
the proposed addition of rule text will
provide greater clarity for customers.
Thus, more customers may engage in
XSP index options trading as a result of
a greater awareness of the lower fees
associated with such transactions. This
would bring greater liquidity to the
market, which benefits all market
participants.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
‘‘Act’’) and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to the Exchange
and, in particular, the requirements of
Section 6(b) of the Act.4 Specifically,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Section
6(b)(5) 5 requirements that the rules of
an exchange be designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, 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 facilitation [sic] 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.
Additionally, the Exchange believes the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the Section 6(b)(5) 6 requirement that
the rules of an exchange not be designed
to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
In particular, the Exchange believes
that the proposed rule change will
promote just and equitable principles of
trade by clarifying to Trading Permit
Holders that there is no fee for customer
transaction fees in XSP index option
trading. Providing a clearer
representation of fees in the Exchange
fee schedule will remove any confusion
that may exist with the current wording
in the Fees Schedule. In addition, by
3 See SR–CBOE–2013–015 (January 30, 2013)
(immediately effective rule change to eliminate the
customer transaction fee for XSP index options).
4 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
5 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
6 Id.
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making the fee waiver more explicit, the
proposed rule change will encourage
more customer transactions in XSP
index options. The proposed changes
are equitable and not unfairly
discriminatory because bringing clarity
to the Exchange Fees Schedule benefits
all Trading Permit Holders. In addition,
clarifying that there are not customer
transaction fees in XSP index option
trading would bring greater liquidity to
the market, which benefits all market
participants.
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. The
Exchange does not believe the proposed
administrative changes to the Exchange
Fees Schedule will cause any
unnecessary burden on intramarket
competition because nothing is
changing substantively. The Exchange is
merely adding additional language to
create more clarity. In addition, the
Exchange does not believe the propose
rule change will cause any unnecessary
burden on intermarket competition
because the Fees Schedule will continue
to function in the same way it currently
does. The proposed changes are only
administrative to clarify the Fees in the
Exchange Fees Schedule.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange neither solicited nor
received comments on the proposed
rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act 7 and paragraph (f) of Rule
19b–4 8 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.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
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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 email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–CBOE–2013–021 on the
subject line.
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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–2013–021. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email 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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
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–
2013–021, and should be submitted on
or before March 14, 2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.9
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–03968 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–68935; File No. SR–OCC–
2012–801]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Options Clearing Corporation; Notice
of No Objection To Advance Notice
Filing, as Modified by Amendment No.
1 Thereto, To Enter Into an Unsecured,
Committed Credit Agreement
February 14, 2013.
I. Introduction
On December 18, 2012, The Options
Clearing Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) advance
notice SR–OCC–2012–801 pursuant to
Section 806(e) of Title VIII of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act (‘‘Dodd-Frank Act’’),1
entitled the Payment, Clearing, and
Settlement Supervision Act of 2010
(‘‘Title VIII’’ or ‘‘Clearing Supervision
Act’’). On December 21, 2012, OCC filed
Amendment No. 1 to advance notice
SR–OCC–2012–801.2 The advance
notice, as amended by Amendment No.
1, was published in the Federal Register
on January 16, 2013.3 The Commission
did not receive comments on the
advance notice publication. This
publication serves as a notice of no
objection to the advance notice.
II. Description of Proposed Rule Change
OCC filed this advance notice to
permit it to enter into an unsecured,
committed credit agreement (‘‘Facility’’)
in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $25 million. The Facility is
designed to satisfy the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission’s
(‘‘CFTC’’) liquidity requirement
contained in Regulation 39.11(e)(2) and
also to provide OCC with access to
additional liquidity for working capital
needs and general corporate purposes.
Among other things, CFTC Regulation
39.11(a)(2) requires a derivatives
clearing organization (‘‘DCO’’) to hold
an amount of financial resources that, at
a minimum, exceeds the total amount
that would enable the DCO to cover its
operating costs for a period of at least
1 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376
(2010).
2 Amendment No. 1 clarifies the date the
proposed change was approved by the OCC Board
of Directors.
3 Notice of Filing of Advance Notice, as Modified
by Amendment No. 1 Thereto, in Connection with
a Proposed Change to Enter into an Unsecured,
Committed Credit Agreement, Securities Exchange
Act Release No. 34–68618 (January 10, 2013), 78 FR
3483 (January 16, 2013) ‘‘(Notice of Filing of
Advance Notice’’).
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one year, calculated on a rolling basis.4
In turn, CFTC Regulation 39.11(e)(2)
provides that these financial resources
must include unencumbered, liquid
financial assets (i.e., cash and/or highly
liquid securities), equal to at least six
months’ operating costs and that if any
portion of such financial resources is
not sufficiently liquid, the DCO may
take into account a committed line of
credit or similar facility for the purpose
of meeting this requirement.5
Accordingly, OCC would enter into a
credit agreement for the Facility with
BMO Harris Bank N.A. (‘‘Lender’’)
having a maximum aggregate principal
loan amount not to exceed $25 million.
A condition of OCC’s access to the
Facility is the execution of credit
agreement documents between OCC and
the Lender. OCC anticipates that the
parties will finalize the forms of the
credit agreement documents in early
2013. Ongoing conditions governing
OCC’s ability to access the Facility
include that no default or event of
default by OCC may exist before or
during an extension of credit by the
Lender to OCC through the Facility and
that certain representations of OCC must
remain true and correct. Events of
default would include, but not be
limited to, failure to pay any interest,
principal, fees or other amounts when
due, default under any covenant or
agreement in any loan document,
materially inaccurate or false
representations or warranties, cross
default with other material debt
agreements, insolvency, bankruptcy,
dissolution or termination of the
existence of OCC, and unsatisfied
judgments.
OCC anticipates that the Facility
would be available to OCC on a
revolving basis for a 364-day term.
According to OCC, upon notice by OCC
to the Lender of a request for funds,
whether in writing or by telephone, the
Lender would disburse loaned funds to
OCC in U.S. dollars. The date of any
loan would be required to be a business
day, and the loans would be unsecured
and made and evidenced by a
promissory note provided by OCC. Any
loan proceeds would be required to be
used by OCC to finance its working
capital needs or for OCC’s general
corporate purposes. According to OCC,
its ability to draw against the Facility,
even though no such draw is actually
made, would contribute to OCC’s
compliance with the liquidity
requirements prescribed by CFTC
Regulation 39.11(e)(2).
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-68932; File No. SR-CBOE-2013-021]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Text in the Exchange Fees Schedule
February 14, 2013.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\
[[Page 12120]]
notice is hereby given that on February 6, 2013, Chicago Board Options
Exchange, Incorporated (the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed
rule change as described in Items I, II, and III 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.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange is proposing to amend the text in the Fees Schedule.
The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web
site (https://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at
the Exchange's Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission.
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. The Exchange 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 is proposing to update the text in its Fees Schedule
to clarify the fee exemptions in the ``Index Options Rate Table.'' The
proposed change in this filing is solely administrative and will not
amend any current fees. Currently, the Index Options Rate Table Section
of the Exchange Fee Schedule has two different customer transaction
fees. Specifically, the Exchange charges a $0.18 transaction fee per
contract for all customer transactions in all index products excluding
``SPX, SPXW, SRO, OEX, XEO, VIX and Volatility Indexes.'' In addition,
however, in a recent rule filing, the Exchange has eliminated this
customer transaction fee in XSP index option transactions.\3\ The
Exchange is proposing to clarify in the second category that the $0.18
transaction fee per contract is applicable to ``All Index Products
Excluding SPX, SPXW, SRO, OEX, XEO, VIX, XSP and VOLATILITY INDEXES.''
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\3\ See SR-CBOE-2013-015 (January 30, 2013) (immediately
effective rule change to eliminate the customer transaction fee for
XSP index options).
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The Exchange believes the proposed rule change will make it clear
that there is no $0.18 customer transaction fee per contract in
transaction [sic] in XSP index options. The Exchange believes the
proposed addition of rule text will provide greater clarity for
customers. Thus, more customers may engage in XSP index options trading
as a result of a greater awareness of the lower fees associated with
such transactions. This would bring greater liquidity to the market,
which benefits all market participants.
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular,
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\4\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \5\ requirements that the rules of an exchange be
designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, 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 facilitation
[sic] 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.
Additionally, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \6\ requirement that the rules of
an exchange not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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In particular, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change
will promote just and equitable principles of trade by clarifying to
Trading Permit Holders that there is no fee for customer transaction
fees in XSP index option trading. Providing a clearer representation of
fees in the Exchange fee schedule will remove any confusion that may
exist with the current wording in the Fees Schedule. In addition, by
making the fee waiver more explicit, the proposed rule change will
encourage more customer transactions in XSP index options. The proposed
changes are equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because bringing
clarity to the Exchange Fees Schedule benefits all Trading Permit
Holders. In addition, clarifying that there are not customer
transaction fees in XSP index option trading would bring greater
liquidity to the market, which benefits all market participants.
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. The Exchange does not believe
the proposed administrative changes to the Exchange Fees Schedule will
cause any unnecessary burden on intramarket competition because nothing
is changing substantively. The Exchange is merely adding additional
language to create more clarity. In addition, the Exchange does not
believe the propose rule change will cause any unnecessary burden on
intermarket competition because the Fees Schedule will continue to
function in the same way it currently does. The proposed changes are
only administrative to clarify the Fees in the Exchange Fees Schedule.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b-4 \8\
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.
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\8\ 17 C.F.R. 240.19b-4(f).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
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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 email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2013-021 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-2013-021. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email 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
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such 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-2013-021, and should be
submitted on or before March 14, 2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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\9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-03968 Filed 2-20-13; 8:45 am]
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