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Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
Rule Change Relating to Rule 5.5
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April 2, 2014.
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 March
28, 2014, 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 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.
1 15
2 17
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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 Exchange proposes to replace the
reference to ‘‘GOOG’’ with ‘‘GOOGL’’ in
Interpretation and Policy .22 to Rule 5.5.
The text of the proposed rule change is
provided below.
(additions are italicized; deletions are
[bracketed])
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[sic]
Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated Rules
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Rule 5.5. Series of Option Contracts
Open for Trading.
No change.
...Interpretations and Policies:
.01–.21 No change.
.22 Mini Options Contracts
(a) After an option class on a stock,
exchange-traded fund (ETF) share
(referred to as ‘‘Unit’’ in Rule 5.3.06),
Trust Issued Receipt (TIR), exchangetraded note (ETN), and other IndexLinked Security with a 100 share
deliverable has been approved for
listing and trading on the Exchange,
series of option contracts with a 10
share deliverable on that stock, ETF
share, TIR, ETN and other Index-Linked
Security may be listed for all expirations
opened for trading on the Exchange.
Mini-option contracts may currently be
listed on SPDR S & P 500 (SPY), Apple,
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Inc. (AAPL), SPDR Gold Trust (GLD),
Google, Inc. (GOOGL) and Amazon.com
Inc. (AMZN).
(b)–(d) No change.
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The text of the proposed rule change
is also 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’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
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 make a
change to Interpretation and Policy .22
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of Exchange Rule 5.5 to enable the
continued trading of mini options on
Google’s class A shares. The Exchange
is proposing to make this change
because, on April 2, 2014, Google will
issue a new class of shares (class C) to
its shareholders in lieu of a cash
dividend payment. Additionally, this
new class C of shares will be given the
current Google ticker, ‘‘GOOG.’’ As a
result, a new ticker, ‘‘GOOGL,’’ will be
issued to the class A shares. The
Exchange is proposing to change the
Google ticker referenced in Exchange
Rule 5.5.22 from ‘‘GOOG’’ to ‘‘GOOGL.’’
This change to Interpretation and
Policy .22 of Rule 5.5 shall become
effective on April 3, 2014 which is the
day after Google officially changes their
ticker. The purpose of this change is to
ensure that Rule 5.5 properly reflects
the intention and practice of the
Exchange to trade mini options on only
an exhaustive list of underlying
securities outlined in Exchange Rule
5.5.22. This change is meant to continue
the inclusion of class A shares of Google
in the current list of underlying
securities that mini options can be
traded on, while making it clear that
class C shares of Google are not part of
that list as that class of options has not
been approved for mini option trading.
As a result, the proposed change will
also help avoid confusion.
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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.3 Specifically,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Section
6(b)(5) 4 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 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.
Additionally, the Exchange believes the
proposed rule change is consistent with
the Section 6(b)(5) 5 requirement that
the rules of an exchange not be designed
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U.S.C. 78f(b).
U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
In particular, the proposed rule
change to change the Google class A
ticker to its new designation is
consistent with the Act because the
proposed change is merely updating the
corresponding ticker to allow for
continued mini option trading on
Google’s class A shares. The proposed
change will allow for continued benefit
to investors by providing them with
additional investment alternatives.
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
proposed change does not impose any
burden on intramarket competition
because it applies to all Trading Permit
Holders. There is no burden on
intermarket competition as the proposed
change is merely attempting to update
the new ticker for Google class A for
mini-options. As a result, there will be
no substantive changes to the
Exchange’s operations or its rules.
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
Because the proposed rule change
does not (i) significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant
burden on competition; and (iii) become
operative for 30 days from the date on
which it was filed, or such shorter time
as the Commission may designate if
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the
proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
of the Act 6 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii)
thereunder.7
A proposed rule change filed under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 8 normally does not
become operative for 30 days after the
6 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii). As required under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the
Commission with written notice of its intent to file
the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and the text of the proposed rule
change, at least five business days prior to the date
of filing of the proposed rule change, or such
shorter time as designated by the Commission.
8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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date of filing. However, pursuant to
Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii) 9 the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such
action is consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest. The
Exchange has asked the Commission to
waive the 30-day operative delay so that
the proposal may become operative
immediately upon filing.
The Exchange has asked the
Commission to waive the 30-day
operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative immediately upon
filing. The Commission believes that
waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, as it
will allow the Exchange to continue to
list mini options on the Google Class A
shares following the issuance of a new
class of Google shares (class C) on April
2, 2014. For this reason, the
Commission designates the proposed
rule change to be operative upon
filing.10
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 Number SR–
CBOE–2014–030 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CBOE–2014–030. 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
9 17
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative delay, the Commission has also
considered the proposed rule’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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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 the
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change;
the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from
submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR–CBOE–
2014–030 and should be submitted on
or before April 29, 2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.11
Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-71848; File No. SR-CBOE-2014-030]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change Relating to Rule 5.5
April 2, 2014.
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 March 28, 2014, 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 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.
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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 Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to replace the reference to ``GOOG'' with
``GOOGL'' in Interpretation and Policy .22 to Rule 5.5. The text of the
proposed rule change is provided below.
(additions are italicized; deletions are [bracketed])
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Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Rules
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Rule 5.5. Series of Option Contracts Open for Trading.
No change.
...Interpretations and Policies:
.01-.21 No change.
.22 Mini Options Contracts
(a) After an option class on a stock, exchange-traded fund (ETF)
share (referred to as ``Unit'' in Rule 5.3.06), Trust Issued Receipt
(TIR), exchange-traded note (ETN), and other Index-Linked Security with
a 100 share deliverable has been approved for listing and trading on
the Exchange, series of option contracts with a 10 share deliverable on
that stock, ETF share, TIR, ETN and other Index-Linked Security may be
listed for all expirations opened for trading on the Exchange. Mini-
option contracts may currently be listed on SPDR S & P 500 (SPY),
Apple, Inc. (AAPL), SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), Google, Inc. (GOOGL) and
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).
(b)-(d) No change.
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The text of the proposed rule change is also 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'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 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 make a change to Interpretation and
Policy .22
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of Exchange Rule 5.5 to enable the continued trading of mini options on
Google's class A shares. The Exchange is proposing to make this change
because, on April 2, 2014, Google will issue a new class of shares
(class C) to its shareholders in lieu of a cash dividend payment.
Additionally, this new class C of shares will be given the current
Google ticker, ``GOOG.'' As a result, a new ticker, ``GOOGL,'' will be
issued to the class A shares. The Exchange is proposing to change the
Google ticker referenced in Exchange Rule 5.5.22 from ``GOOG'' to
``GOOGL.''
This change to Interpretation and Policy .22 of Rule 5.5 shall
become effective on April 3, 2014 which is the day after Google
officially changes their ticker. The purpose of this change is to
ensure that Rule 5.5 properly reflects the intention and practice of
the Exchange to trade mini options on only an exhaustive list of
underlying securities outlined in Exchange Rule 5.5.22. This change is
meant to continue the inclusion of class A shares of Google in the
current list of underlying securities that mini options can be traded
on, while making it clear that class C shares of Google are not part of
that list as that class of options has not been approved for mini
option trading. As a result, the proposed change will also help avoid
confusion.
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.\3\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \4\ 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 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. Additionally,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \5\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers,
brokers, or dealers.
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\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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In particular, the proposed rule change to change the Google class
A ticker to its new designation is consistent with the Act because the
proposed change is merely updating the corresponding ticker to allow
for continued mini option trading on Google's class A shares. The
proposed change will allow for continued benefit to investors by
providing them with additional investment alternatives.
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 proposed change does not
impose any burden on intramarket competition because it applies to all
Trading Permit Holders. There is no burden on intermarket competition
as the proposed change is merely attempting to update the new ticker
for Google class A for mini-options. As a result, there will be no
substantive changes to the Exchange's operations or its rules.
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
Because the proposed rule change does not (i) significantly affect
the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors
and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become effective
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \6\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\7\
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\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
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A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \8\ normally
does not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing.
However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \9\ the Commission may
designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposal
may become operative immediately upon filing.
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\8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
\9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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The Exchange has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative
delay so that the proposal may become operative immediately upon
filing. The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay
is consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest,
as it will allow the Exchange to continue to list mini options on the
Google Class A shares following the issuance of a new class of Google
shares (class C) on April 2, 2014. For this reason, the Commission
designates the proposed rule change to be operative upon filing.\10\
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\10\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has also considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
Use the Commission's Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
Send an email to rule-comments@ sec.gov. Please include
File Number SR-CBOE-2014-030 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2014-030. 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
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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 the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit
personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit
only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2014-030 and should be
submitted on or before April 29, 2014.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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\11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-07766 Filed 4-7-14; 8:45 am]
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