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Shares are deemed to be equity
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Shares subject to the Exchange’s
existing rules governing the trading of
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proposal, the Exchange has made
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(1) The Shares will conform to the
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(2) The Exchange has appropriate
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Indicative Value will not be calculated
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Indicative Value will be disseminated;
(e) the requirement that Equity Trading
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advice to clients unless such investment adviser has
(i) adopted and implemented written policies and
procedures reasonably designed to prevent
violation, by the investment adviser and its
supervised persons, of the Advisers Act and the
Commission rules adopted thereunder; (ii)
implemented, at a minimum, an annual review
regarding the adequacy of the policies and
procedures established pursuant to subparagraph (i)
above and the effectiveness of their
implementation; and (iii) designated an individual
(who is a supervised person) responsible for
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investors purchasing newly issued
Shares prior to or concurrently with the
confirmation of a transaction; and (f)
trading information.
(5) For initial and continued listing,
the Funds will be in compliance with
Rule 10A–3 under the Exchange Act,41
as provided by NYSE Arca Equities Rule
5.3.
(6) All equity securities held by the
Funds or Portfolios, including shares of
ETPs, will trade on U.S. national
securities exchanges, all of which are
members of ISG.
(7) For each of the Portfolios, the
Adviser will invest, under normal
circumstances, at least 80% of each
Portfolio’s net assets in a diversified
portfolio of U.S. dollar-denominated
investment grade fixed income
securities. The Bond Portfolio and the
Conservative Portfolio primarily will
invest in investment grade fixed income
securities that are rated a minimum of
the lowest A rating by any NRSRO (and
for the Aggressive Portfolio, a minimum
of the lowest BBB rating by any
NRSRO), or, if unrated, determined by
the Adviser to be of equivalent quality.
(8) Each Fund’s Portfolio will meet
certain criteria for index-based fixed
income exchange-traded funds
contained in NYSEArca Equities Rule
5.2(j)(3), Commentary .02.42
(9) Except for ETPs that may hold
non-U.S. equity issues, the Funds and
the Portfolios will not otherwise invest
in non-U.S. equity issues. Neither the
Funds nor the Portfolios will invest in
options contracts, futures contracts, or
swap agreements. The Funds’
investments will be consistent with its
respective investment objective and will
not be used to enhance leverage.
(10) Non-agency residential mortgagebacked and commercial mortgagebacked investments each will be limited
to 10% for each of the Portfolios.
(11) The Fund may hold up to an
aggregate amount of 15% of its net
assets in illiquid securities (calculated
at the time of investment), including
Rule 144A securities deemed illiquid by
the Adviser, master demand notes, other
privately issued securities, loans, and
loan participations.
(12) A minimum of 100,000 Shares for
each Fund will be outstanding at the
commencement of trading on the
Exchange.
This approval order is based on all of
the Exchange’s representations and
description of the Funds, including
those set forth above and in the Notice.
For the foregoing reasons, the
Commission finds that the proposed
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rule change is consistent with Section
6(b)(5) of the Act 43 and the rules and
regulations thereunder applicable to a
national securities exchange.
IV. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,44 that the
proposed rule change (SR–NYSEArca2013–71) be, and it hereby is, approved.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.45
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change Regarding Enhancements to
CME’s Price Quality Auction Process
for CDS Index Products
September 6, 2013.
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 August
23, 2013, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Inc. (‘‘CME’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I, II and III
below, which Items have been prepared
primarily by CME. CME filed the
proposal pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) 3 of the Act, and Rule
19b–4(f)(4)(ii) thereunder,4 so that the
proposal was effective upon filing with
the Commission. 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
CME is filing proposed rules changes
that are limited to its business as a
derivatives clearing organization. More
specifically, the proposed rule changes
would make amendments to its rules
43 15
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
45 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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)(4)(ii).
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regarding CME’s current Price Quality
Auction settlement process for CDS
index products.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission, the
self-regulatory organization included
statements concerning the purpose 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 self-regulatory organization 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
CME is registered as a derivatives
clearing organization with the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission and currently offers
clearing services for many different
futures and swaps products. With this
filing, CME proposes to make
amendments that will affect its Price
Quality Auction (‘‘PQA’’) settlement
process for Credit Default Swaps
(‘‘CDS’’) index products. Although these
changes will be effective on filing, CME
plans to operationalize the proposed
changes on September 9, 2013.
The proposed change would be
reflected in CME’s Manual of
Operations for CME Credit Default
Swaps (‘‘CDS Manual’’). The change
would allow CME to set the bid/ask
spread for PQA submissions to a
configurable level based on historical
price analysis. The change is designed
to make the configurable level more
consistent with existing market
conditions by reducing the acceptable
range, which will in turn help ensure
that settlement prices are not impacted
by off market submissions. This change
should help enhance the quality of the
PQA process for determining settlement
prices for CDS index products. The
proposed parameter changes do not
otherwise materially affect the PQA
process.
The changes that are described in this
filing will only impact CME’s processes
for clearing CDS index products. Thus,
these changes are limited to CME’s
business as a derivatives clearing
organization clearing products under
the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (‘‘CFTC’’) and do not
materially impact CME’s security-based
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swap clearing business in any way. CME
notes that it has already submitted the
proposed rule changes that are the
subject of this filing to its primary
regulator, the CFTC, in CME Submission
13–295.
CME believes the proposed rule
changes are consistent with the
requirements of the Exchange Act
including Section 17A of the Exchange
Act.5 The proposed rule changes are
designed to enhance the quality of
CME’s PQA process for determining
settlement prices for CDS index
products and as such are designed to
promote the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of securities
transactions and, to the extent
applicable, derivatives agreements,
contracts, and transactions, to assure the
safeguarding of securities and funds
which are in the custody or control of
the clearing agency or for which it is
responsible, and, in general, to protect
investors and the public interest
consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of
the Exchange Act.6
Furthermore, the proposed changes
are limited in their effect to swaps
products offered under CME’s authority
to act as a derivatives clearing
organization. These products are under
the exclusive jurisdiction of the CFTC.
As such, the proposed CME changes are
limited to CME’s activities as a
derivatives clearing organization
clearing swaps that are not securitybased swaps; CME notes that the
policies of the CFTC with respect to
administering the Commodity Exchange
Act are comparable to a number of the
policies underlying the Exchange Act,
such as promoting market transparency
for over-the-counter derivatives markets,
promoting the prompt and accurate
clearance of transactions and protecting
investors and the public interest.
Because the proposed changes are
limited in their effect to swaps products
offered under CME’s authority to act as
a derivatives clearing organization, the
proposed changes are properly
classified as effecting a change in an
existing service of CME that:
(a) Primarily affects the clearing
operations of CME with respect to
products that are not securities,
including futures that are not security
futures, and swaps that are not securitybased swaps or mixed swaps; and
(b) does not significantly affect any
securities clearing operations of CME or
any rights or obligations of CME with
respect to securities clearing or persons
using such securities-clearing service.
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As such, the changes are therefore
consistent with the requirements of
Section 17A of the Exchange Act 7 and
are properly filed under Section
19(b)(3)(A) 8 and Rule 19b–4(f)(4)(ii) 9
thereunder.
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Burden on Competition
CME does not believe that the
proposed rule change will have any
impact, or impose any burden, on
competition. The rule changes simply
makes enhancements to CME’s process
for determining settlement prices for
CDS index products.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
CME has not solicited, and does not
intend to solicit, comments regarding
this proposed rule change. CME has not
received any unsolicited written
comments from interested parties.
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) 10 of the Act and paragraph
(f)(4)(ii) of Rule 19b–4 11 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,
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 No. SR–
CME–2013–13 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary,
7 15
U.S.C. 78q–1.
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
9 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4)(ii).
10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
11 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4)(ii).
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Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street NE., Washington, DC,
20549–1090.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[File No. 500–1]
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CME–2013–13. 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 or
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 CME and on CME’s Web site at
https://www.cmegroup.com/marketregulation/rule-filings.html.
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–CME–2013–13 and should
be submitted on or before October 3,
2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.12
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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In the Matter of Exmocare, Inc. (n/k/a
Second Solar, Inc.), First Transation
Management, Inc., jetPADS, Inc.,
PepperBall Technologies, Inc., Pure
Play Music, Ltd., Rim Semiconductor
Co., Small Business Co., Inc., StarVox
Communications, Inc., Steakhouse
Partners, Inc., and Sutura, Inc., Order
of Suspension of Trading
September 10, 2013.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Exmocare,
Inc. (n/k/a Second Solar, Inc.) because
it has not filed any periodic reports
since the period ended February 29,
2008.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of First
Transaction Management, Inc. because
it has not filed any periodic reports
since the period ended September 30,
2011.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of jetPADS,
Inc. because it has not filed any periodic
reports since the period ended
December 31, 2011.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of PepperBall
Technologies, Inc. because it has not
filed any periodic reports since the
period ended September 30, 2008.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Pure Play
Music, Ltd. because it has not filed any
periodic reports since the period ended
September 30, 2008.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Rim
Semiconductor Co. because it has not
filed any periodic reports since the
period ended April 30, 2008.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Small
Business Co., Inc. because it has not
filed any periodic reports since the
period ended March 31, 2009.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
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lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of StarVox
Communications, Inc. because it has not
filed any periodic reports since the
period ended May 31, 2007.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Steakhouse
Partners, Inc. because it has not filed
any periodic reports since the period
ended December 31, 2007.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Sutura, Inc.
because it has not filed any periodic
reports since the period ended
December 31, 2008.
The Commission is of the opinion that
the public interest and the protection of
investors require a suspension of trading
in the securities of the above-listed
companies.
Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to
Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, that trading in the
securities of the above-listed companies
is suspended for the period from 9:30
a.m. EDT on September 10, 2013,
through 11:59 p.m. EDT on September
23, 2013.
By the Commission.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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HydroGen Corp., QueryObject Systems
Corp., Security Intelligence
Technologies, Inc., Skins, Inc., SLM
Holdings, Inc., Spring Creek
Healthcare Systems, Inc., and Startech
Environmental Corp.; Order of
Suspension of Trading
September 10, 2013.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of HydroGen
Corp. because it has not filed any
periodic reports since the period ended
June 30, 2008.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of
QueryObject Systems Corp. because it
has not filed any periodic reports since
the period ended June 30, 2009.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-70336; File No. SR-CME-2013-13)
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Regarding Enhancements to CME's Price Quality Auction Process for CDS
Index Products
September 6, 2013.
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 August 23, 2013, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (``CME'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II and III below, which
Items have been prepared primarily by CME. CME filed the proposal
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) \3\ of the Act, and Rule 19b-
4(f)(4)(ii) thereunder,\4\ so that the proposal was effective upon
filing with the Commission. 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)(4)(ii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
CME is filing proposed rules changes that are limited to its
business as a derivatives clearing organization. More specifically, the
proposed rule changes would make amendments to its rules
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regarding CME's current Price Quality Auction settlement process for
CDS index products.
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 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 self-regulatory organization 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
CME is registered as a derivatives clearing organization with the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and currently offers clearing
services for many different futures and swaps products. With this
filing, CME proposes to make amendments that will affect its Price
Quality Auction (``PQA'') settlement process for Credit Default Swaps
(``CDS'') index products. Although these changes will be effective on
filing, CME plans to operationalize the proposed changes on September
9, 2013.
The proposed change would be reflected in CME's Manual of
Operations for CME Credit Default Swaps (``CDS Manual''). The change
would allow CME to set the bid/ask spread for PQA submissions to a
configurable level based on historical price analysis. The change is
designed to make the configurable level more consistent with existing
market conditions by reducing the acceptable range, which will in turn
help ensure that settlement prices are not impacted by off market
submissions. This change should help enhance the quality of the PQA
process for determining settlement prices for CDS index products. The
proposed parameter changes do not otherwise materially affect the PQA
process.
The changes that are described in this filing will only impact
CME's processes for clearing CDS index products. Thus, these changes
are limited to CME's business as a derivatives clearing organization
clearing products under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'') and do not materially impact
CME's security-based swap clearing business in any way. CME notes that
it has already submitted the proposed rule changes that are the subject
of this filing to its primary regulator, the CFTC, in CME Submission
13-295.
CME believes the proposed rule changes are consistent with the
requirements of the Exchange Act including Section 17A of the Exchange
Act.\5\ The proposed rule changes are designed to enhance the quality
of CME's PQA process for determining settlement prices for CDS index
products and as such are designed to promote the prompt and accurate
clearance and settlement of securities transactions and, to the extent
applicable, derivatives agreements, contracts, and transactions, to
assure the safeguarding of securities and funds which are in the
custody or control of the clearing agency or for which it is
responsible, and, in general, to protect investors and the public
interest consistent with Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Exchange Act.\6\
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\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
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Furthermore, the proposed changes are limited in their effect to
swaps products offered under CME's authority to act as a derivatives
clearing organization. These products are under the exclusive
jurisdiction of the CFTC. As such, the proposed CME changes are limited
to CME's activities as a derivatives clearing organization clearing
swaps that are not security-based swaps; CME notes that the policies of
the CFTC with respect to administering the Commodity Exchange Act are
comparable to a number of the policies underlying the Exchange Act,
such as promoting market transparency for over-the-counter derivatives
markets, promoting the prompt and accurate clearance of transactions
and protecting investors and the public interest.
Because the proposed changes are limited in their effect to swaps
products offered under CME's authority to act as a derivatives clearing
organization, the proposed changes are properly classified as effecting
a change in an existing service of CME that:
(a) Primarily affects the clearing operations of CME with respect
to products that are not securities, including futures that are not
security futures, and swaps that are not security-based swaps or mixed
swaps; and
(b) does not significantly affect any securities clearing
operations of CME or any rights or obligations of CME with respect to
securities clearing or persons using such securities-clearing service.
As such, the changes are therefore consistent with the requirements
of Section 17A of the Exchange Act \7\ and are properly filed under
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(4)(ii) \9\ thereunder.
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\7\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1.
\8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(ii).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
CME does not believe that the proposed rule change will have any
impact, or impose any burden, on competition. The rule changes simply
makes enhancements to CME's process for determining settlement prices
for CDS index products.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
CME has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments
regarding this proposed rule change. CME has not received any
unsolicited written comments from interested parties.
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) \10\ of the Act and paragraph (f)(4)(ii) of Rule 19b-4 \11\
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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\10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(4)(ii).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include
File No. SR-CME-2013-13 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary,
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Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC,
20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CME-2013-13. 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 or
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 CME and on CME's
Web site at https://www.cmegroup.com/market-regulation/rule-filings.html.
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-CME-2013-13
and should be submitted on or before October 3, 2013.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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\12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-22164 Filed 9-11-13; 8:45 am]
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