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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe
EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of a
Proposed Rule Change To Amend the
Short Term Option Series Program in
Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05
October 31, 2024.
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 October
29, 2024, Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.
(the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have
been prepared by the Exchange. The
Exchange filed the proposal as a ‘‘noncontroversial’’ proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of
the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
thereunder.4 The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’
or ‘‘EDGX Options’’) proposes to amend
the Short Term Option Series Program
in Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy
.05.5 The text of the proposed rule
change is provided in Exhibit 5.
40 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
5 The Exchange initially filed the proposed
changes on October 16, 2024 (SR–CboeEDGX–2024–
066). On October 29, 2024, the Exchange submitted
this proposal.
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The text of the proposed rule change
is also available on the Exchange’s
website (https://markets.cboe.com/us/
options/regulation/rule_filings/edgx/),
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 proposes to amend the
Short Term Option Series Program in
Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05
(Series of Options Contracts Open for
Trading). Specifically, the Exchange
proposes to expand the Short Term
Option Series Program to permit the
listing of two Monday expirations for
options on SPDR Gold Shares (‘‘GLD’’),
iShares Silver Trust (‘‘SLV’’), and
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
(‘‘TLT’’) (collectively ‘‘Exchange Traded
Products’’ or ‘‘ETPs’’).6 This is a
competitive filing that is based on a
proposal submitted by Nasdaq ISE, LLC
(‘‘ISE’’) and recently approved by the
Commission.7
Currently, as set forth in Rule 19.6,
Interpretation and Policy .05, after an
option class has been approved for
listing and trading on the Exchange as
6 Today, the Exchange permits the listing of two
Wednesday expirations for options on United States
Oil Fund, LP (‘‘USO’’), United States Natural Gas
Fund, LP (‘‘UNG’’), GLD, SLV, and TLT. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99037
(November 29, 2023), 88 FR 84370 (December 5,
2023) (SR–CboeEDGX–2023–071) (‘‘Wednesday
Notice’’). The Exchange began listing Wednesday
expirations on these five symbols on November 21,
2023. See Exchange Notice, Reference ID:
C2023111702.
7 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 100837
(August 27, 2024) (SR–ISE–2024–21) (Notice of
Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting
Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change,
as Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Adopt Rules
to Permit the Listing of Two Monday Expirations
for Options on SPDR Gold Shares, iShares Silver
Trust, and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF)
(‘‘Nasdaq ISE Approval’’).
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a Short Term Option Series, the
Exchange may open for trading on any
Thursday or Friday that is a business
day (‘‘Short Term Option Opening
Date’’) series of options on that class
that expire at the close of business on
each of the next five Fridays that are
business days and are not Fridays in
which standard expiration options
series, Monthly Options Series, or
Quarterly Options Series expire
(‘‘Friday Short Term Option Expiration
Dates’’). The Exchange may have no
more than a total of five Short Term
Option Expiration Dates. Further, if the
Exchange is not open for business on
the respective Thursday or Friday, the
Short Term Option Opening Date for
Short Term Option Weekly Expirations
will be the first business day
immediately prior to that respective
Thursday or Friday. Similarly, if the
Exchange is not open for business on a
Friday, the Short Term Option
Expiration Date for Short Term Option
Weekly Expirations will be the first
business day immediately prior to that
Friday.
Additionally, the Exchange may open
for trading series of options on the
symbols provided in Table 1 of Rule
19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(h)
that expire at the close of business on
each of the next two Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays,
respectively, that are business days and
are not business days in which monthly
options series or Quarterly Options
Series expire (‘‘Short Term Option Daily
Expirations’’).8 For those symbols listed
in Table 1, the Exchange may have no
more than a total of two Short Term
Option Daily Expirations beyond the
current week for each of Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
expirations, as applicable, at one time.
Proposal
At this time, the Exchange proposes to
expand the Short Term Option Daily
Expirations to permit the listing and
trading of options on GLD, SLV, and
TLT expiring on Mondays. The
Exchange proposes to permit two Short
Term Option Expiration Dates beyond
the current week for each Monday
expiration at one time, and would
update Table 1 in Rule 19.6,
Interpretation and Policy .05(h) for each
of those symbols accordingly.
The proposed Monday GLD, SLV, and
TLT expirations will be similar to the
current Monday SPY, QQQ, and IWM
Short Term Option Daily Expirations set
forth in Rule 19.6, Interpretation and
8 As set forth in Table 1, the Exchange currently
only permits Wednesday expirations for USO, UNG,
GLD, SLV, and TLT.
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Policy .05(h) such that the Exchange
may open for trading on any Friday or
Monday that is a business day (beyond
the current week) series of options on
GLD, SLV, and TLT to expire on any
Monday of the month that is a business
day and is not a Monday in which
standard expiration options series,
Monthly Options Series, or Quarterly
Options Series expire, provided that
Monday expirations that are listed on a
Friday must be listed at least one
business week and one business day
prior to the expiration (‘‘Monday GLD
Expirations,’’ ‘‘Monday SLV
Expirations,’’ and ‘‘Monday TLT
Expirations’’) (collectively, ‘‘Monday
ETP Expirations’’).9 In the event Short
Term Option Daily Expirations expire
on a Monday and that Monday is the
same day that a standard expiration
options series, Monthly Options Series,
or Quarterly Options Series expires, the
Exchange would skip that week’s listing
and instead list the following week; the
two weeks would therefore not be
consecutive. Today, Monday expirations
in SPY, QQQ, and IWM similarly skip
the weekly listing in the event the
weekly listing expires on the same day
in the same class as a standard
expiration options series, Monthly
Options Series, or Quarterly Options
Series.
The interval between strike prices for
the proposed Monday ETP Expirations
will be the same as those currently
applicable in the Short Term Option
Series Program.10 Specifically, the
Monday ETP Expirations will have a
strike interval of (i) $0.50 or greater for
strike prices below $100, and $1 or
greater for strike prices between $100
and $150 for all option classes that
participate in the Short Term Option
Series Program, (ii) $0.50 for option
classes that trade in one dollar
increments and are in the Short Term
Option Series Program, or (iii) $2.50 or
greater for strike prices above $150.11 As
is the case with other equity options
series listed pursuant to the Short Term
Option Series Program, the Monday ETP
Expirations series will be P.M.-settled.
Pursuant to Rule 19.6, Interpretation
and Policy .05(h), with respect to the
Short Term Option Series Program, if a
Monday is not a business day, the series
shall expire on the first business day
immediately following that Monday.
Currently, for each option class
eligible for participation in the Short
Term Option Series Program, the
9 Today, USO, UNG, GLD, SLV, and TLT may
trade on Wednesdays. See id. They may also trade
on Fridays, as is the case for all options series in
the Short Term Option Series Program.
10 See Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(e).
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Exchange is limited to opening thirty
(30) series for each expiration date for
the specific class.12 The thirty (30)
series restriction does not include series
that are open by other securities
exchanges under their respective weekly
rules; the Exchange may list these
additional series that are listed by other
options exchanges.13 With the proposed
changes, this thirty (30) series
restriction would apply to Monday GLD,
SLV, and TLT Short Term Option Daily
Expirations as well. In addition, the
Exchange will be able to list series that
are listed by other exchanges, assuming
they file similar rules with the
Commission to list Monday ETP
Expirations.
With this proposal, Monday ETP
Expirations would be treated similarly
to existing Monday SPY, QQQ, and
IWM Expirations. With respect to
standard expiration option series, Short
Term Option Daily Expirations will be
permitted to expire in the same week in
which standard expiration option series
on the same class expire.14 Not listing
Short Term Option Daily Expirations for
one week every month because there
was a standard options series on that
same class on the Friday of that week
would create investor confusion.
Further, as with Monday SPY, QQQ,
and IWM Expirations, the Exchange
would not permit Monday ETP
Expirations to expire on a business day
in which standard expiration option
series, Monthly Options Series, or
Quarterly Options Series expire.15
Therefore, all Short Term Option Daily
Expirations would expire at the close of
business on each of the next two
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays, respectively, that are
business days beyond the current week
and are not business days in which
standard expiration option series,
Monthly Options Series, or Quarterly
Options Series expire. The Exchange
believes that it is reasonable to not
permit two expirations on the same day
in which a standard expiration option
series, Monthly Options Series, a
Quarterly Options Series would expire
because those options would be
duplicative of each other.
The Exchange does not believe that
any market disruptions will be
encountered with the introduction of
Monday ETP Expirations. The Exchange
currently trades P.M.- settled Short
Term Option Series that expire Monday
for SPY, QQQ and IWM and has not
experienced any market disruptions nor
12 See
Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(a).
Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(a).
14 See Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(b).
15 See Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(h).
13 See
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issues with capacity. In addition, the
Exchange has not experienced any
market disruptions or issues with
capacity in expanding the five ETPs to
the Wednesday expirations.16 Today,
the Exchange has surveillance programs
in place to support and properly
monitor trading in Short Term Option
Series that expire Monday for SPY,
QQQ and IWM. Further, the Exchange
has the necessary capacity and
surveillance programs in place to
support and properly monitor trading in
the proposed Monday ETP Expirations.
Because the Exchange proposes to
limit the number of Monday Expirations
for options on GLD, SLV, and TLT to
two expirations beyond the current
week, the Exchange believes that the
addition of these Monday ETP
Expirations should encourage MarketMakers to continue to deploy capital
more efficiently and improve displayed
market quality. Similar to SPY, QQQ
and IWM Monday Expirations, the
introduction of Monday ETP
Expirations will, among other things,
expand hedging tools available to
market participants and allow for a
reduced premium cost of buying
portfolio protection. The Exchange
believes that Monday ETP Expirations
will allow market participants to hedge
their portfolios with options on
commodities (gold and silver) as well as
treasury securities, and tailor their
investment and hedging needs more
effectively.
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.17 Specifically,
the Exchange believes the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Section
6(b)(5) 18 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
16 Today, the Exchange permits the listing of two
Wednesday expirations for options on GLD, SLV,
and TLT. See Wednesday Notice. The Exchange
began listing Wednesday expirations on these
symbols on November 21, 2023. See Exchange
Notice, Reference ID: C2023111702.
17 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
18 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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system, and, in general, to protect
investors and the public interest.
Similar to Monday expirations in
SPY, QQQ, and IWM, the proposal to
permit Monday ETP Expirations, subject
to the proposed limitation of two
expirations beyond the current week,
would protect investors and the public
interest by providing the investing
public and other market participants
more choice and flexibility to closely
tailor their investment and hedging
decisions in these options and allow for
a reduced premium cost of buying
portfolio protection, thus allowing them
to better manage their risk exposure.
The Exchange believes that there is
general demand for alternative
expirations in these symbols.
The Exchange represents that it has an
adequate surveillance program in place
to detect manipulative trading in the
proposed option expirations, in the
same way that it monitors trading in the
current Short Term Option Series for
Monday SPY, QQQ and IWM
expirations. The Exchange also
represents that it has the necessary
system capacity to support the new
expirations. Finally, the Exchange does
not believe that any market disruptions
will be encountered with the
introduction of these option expirations.
As discussed above, the Exchange
believes that its proposal is a modest
expansion of weekly expiration dates for
GLD, SLV, and TLT given that it will be
limited to two Monday expirations
beyond the current week.
The Exchange believes that the
proposal is consistent with the Act as
the proposal would overall add a small
number of Monday ETP Expirations by
limiting the addition of two Monday
expirations beyond the current week.
The addition of Monday ETP
Expirations would remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a free
and open market by encouraging Market
Makers to continue to deploy capital
more efficiently and improve displayed
market quality. The Exchange believes
that the proposal will allow Members to
expand hedging tools and tailor their
investment and hedging needs more
effectively in GLD, SLV, and TLT as
these funds are most likely to be utilized
by market participants to hedge the
underlying asset classes. The ETPs
currently trade within ‘‘complexes’’
where, in addition to the underlying
security, there are multiple instruments
available for hedging. Given the multiasset class nature of these products and
available hedges in highly correlated
instruments, the Exchange believes that
its proposal to add Monday expirations
on these products will provide market
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hedging tools for the underlying asset
classes.
Similar to Monday SPY, QQQ, and
IWM expirations, the introduction of
Monday ETP Expirations is consistent
with the Act as it will, among other
things, expand hedging tools available
to market participants and allow for a
reduced premium cost of buying
portfolio protection. The Exchange
believes that Monday ETP Expirations
will allow market participants to
purchase options on GLD, SLV, and TLT
based on their timing as needed and
allow them to tailor their investment
and hedging needs more effectively,
thus allowing them to better manage
their risk exposure. Today, the
Exchange lists Monday SPY, QQQ, and
IWM Expirations.19
In particular, the Exchange believes
the Short Term Option Series Program
has been successful to date and that
Monday ETP Expirations should simply
expand the ability of investors to hedge
risk against market movements
stemming from economic releases or
market events that occur throughout the
month in the same way that the Short
Term Option Series Program has
expanded the landscape of hedging.
There are no material differences in
the treatment of Monday SPY, QQQ and
IWM expirations compared to the
proposed Monday ETP Expirations.
Given the similarities between Monday
SPY, QQQ and IWM expirations and the
proposed Monday ETP Expirations, the
Exchange believes that applying the
provisions in Rule 19.6, Interpretation
and Policy .05 that currently apply to
Monday SPY, QQQ and IWM
expirations is justified. For example, the
Exchange believes that allowing
Monday ETP Expirations and monthly
ETP expirations in the same week will
benefit investors and minimize investor
confusion by providing Monday ETP
Expirations in a continuous and
uniform manner.
Finally, the Exchange notes the
proposed rule change is substantively
the same as a rule change proposed by
ISE, which the Commission recently
approved.20
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 that is not
necessary or appropriate in furtherance
of the purposes of the Act.
While the proposal will expand the
Short Term Options Expirations to
allow Monday ETP Expirations to be
listed on the Exchange, the Exchange
believes that this limited expansion for
Monday expirations for options on GLD,
SLV, and TLT will not impose an undue
burden on competition; rather, it will
meet customer demand. The Exchange
believes that Members will continue to
be able to expand hedging tools and
tailor their investment and hedging
needs more effectively in GLD, SLV, and
TLT.
Similar to Monday SPY, QQQ and
IWM expirations, the introduction of
Monday ETP Expirations does not
impose an undue burden on
competition. The Exchange believes that
it will, among other things, expand
hedging tools available to market
participants and allow for a reduced
premium cost of buying portfolio
protection. The Exchange believes that
Monday ETP Expirations will allow
market participants to purchase options
on GLD, SLV, and TLT based on their
timing as needed and allow them to
tailor their investment and hedging
needs more effectively.
The Exchange does not believe the
proposal will impose any burden on
inter-market competition, as nothing
prevents the other options exchanges
from proposing similar rules to list and
trade Monday ETP Expirations. As
noted above, the Commission recently
approved a substantively identical
proposal of another exchange.21 Further,
the Exchange does not believe the
proposal will impose any burden on
intramarket competition, as all market
participants will be treated in the same
manner under this proposal.
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 Exchange has filed the proposed
rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 22 and Rule
19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.23 Because the
foregoing 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, it has
21 See
19 See
Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(h).
20 See Nasdaq ISE Approval.
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23 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
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become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 24 and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4
thereunder.25
A proposed rule change filed under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 26 normally does not
become operative prior to 30 days after
the date of the filing. However, pursuant
to Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii),27 the
Commission may designate a shorter
time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public
interest. The Exchange has requested
that the Commission waive the 30-day
operative delay so that the proposal may
become operative immediately upon
filing. According to the Exchange, the
proposed rule change is a competitive
response to a substantively identical
filing submitted by ISE that was recently
approved by the Commission.28 The
Commission believes that the proposed
rule change presents no novel issues
and that waiver of the 30-day operative
delay is consistent with the protection
of investors and the public interest.
Accordingly, the Commission hereby
waives the 30-day operative delay and
designates the proposed rule change as
operative upon filing.29
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. If the
Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or 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:
24 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) requires a self-regulatory organization to
give the Commission written notice of its intent to
file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change,
at least five business days prior to the date of filing
of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
has satisfied this requirement.
26 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
27 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
28 See supra note 7.
29 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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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–
CboeEDGX–2024–066 on the subject
line.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–101486; File No. SR–DTC–
2024–010]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; The
Depository Trust Company; Order
Approving of Proposed Rule Change
To Decommission the ID Net Service
Paper Comments
October 31, 2024.
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
I. Introduction
On September 12, 2024, The
Depository Trust Company (‘‘DTC’’)
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) proposed
rule change SR–DTC–2024–010
(‘‘Proposed Rule Change’’) pursuant to
Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule
19b–4 thereunder,2 to decommission the
ID Net service (‘‘ID Net Service’’ or ‘‘ID
Net’’).3 The Proposed Rule Change was
published for comment in the Federal
Register on September 27, 2024.4 The
Commission has received no comments
on the Proposed Rule Change. For the
reasons discussed below, the
Commission is approving the Proposed
Rule Change.
All submissions should refer to file
number SR–CboeEDGX–2024–066. 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 website (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 website viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official
business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also
will be available for inspection and
copying at the principal office of the
Exchange. Do not include personal
identifiable information in submissions;
you should submit only information
that you wish to make available
publicly. We may redact in part or
withhold entirely from publication
submitted material that is obscene or
subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number
SR–CboeEDGX–2024–066 and should be
submitted on or before November 27,
2024.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.30
Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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II. Background
DTC serves as a central securities
depository providing, in part, custodial
services for equity securities, which
include the safekeeping, record keeping,
book-entry transfer, and pledge of
securities among its Participants.5 The
ID Net Service is a joint service offering
of DTC and its affiliate, National
Securities Clearing Corporation
(‘‘NSCC’’), available on a voluntary basis
to broker/dealers that are participants of
both NSCC and DTC and banks that are
participants of DTC.6 ID Net allows
broker/dealer users to net their affirmed
institutional transactions (‘‘Affirmed
Transactions’’) with their transactions in
NSCC’s Continuous Net Settlement
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined
in the Rules, By-Laws and Organization Certificate
of DTC (‘‘Rules’’) and the DTC Settlement Service
Guide (‘‘Settlement Guide’’), available at https://
www.dtcc.com/legal/rules-and-procedures.aspx.
4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 101132
(Sept. 23, 2024), 89 FR 79320 (Sept. 27, 2024) (File
No. SR–DTC–2024–010) (‘‘Notice of Filing’’).
5 See The Depository Trust Company, Disclosure
Framework for Covered Clearing Agencies and
Financial Market Infrastructures (Mar. 2023)
(‘‘Disclosure Framework’’), available at https://
www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/Downloads/legal/
policy-and-compliance/DTC_Disclosure_
Framework.pdf.
6 NSCC also filed a proposed rule change with the
Commission in connection with decommissioning
the ID Net Service. See Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 101131 (Sept. 23, 2024), 89 FR 79324
(Sept. 27, 2024) (File No. SR–NSCC–2024–008).
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[Notices]
[Pages 88075-88078]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-101490; File No. SR-CboeEDGX-2024-066]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To
Amend the Short Term Option Series Program in Rule 19.6, Interpretation
and Policy .05
October 31, 2024.
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 October 29, 2024, Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``EDGX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange
filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule change
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
\4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change
EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``EDGX Options'') proposes
to amend the Short Term Option Series Program in Rule 19.6,
Interpretation and Policy .05.\5\ The text of the proposed rule change
is provided in Exhibit 5.
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\5\ The Exchange initially filed the proposed changes on October
16, 2024 (SR-CboeEDGX-2024-066). On October 29, 2024, the Exchange
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The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the
Exchange's website (https://markets.cboe.com/us/options/regulation/rule_filings/edgx/), 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 proposes to amend the Short Term Option Series Program
in Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05 (Series of Options
Contracts Open for Trading). Specifically, the Exchange proposes to
expand the Short Term Option Series Program to permit the listing of
two Monday expirations for options on SPDR Gold Shares (``GLD''),
iShares Silver Trust (``SLV''), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
(``TLT'') (collectively ``Exchange Traded Products'' or ``ETPs'').\6\
This is a competitive filing that is based on a proposal submitted by
Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'') and recently approved by the Commission.\7\
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\6\ Today, the Exchange permits the listing of two Wednesday
expirations for options on United States Oil Fund, LP (``USO''),
United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (``UNG''), GLD, SLV, and TLT. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 99037 (November 29, 2023), 88 FR
84370 (December 5, 2023) (SR-CboeEDGX-2023-071) (``Wednesday
Notice''). The Exchange began listing Wednesday expirations on these
five symbols on November 21, 2023. See Exchange Notice, Reference
ID: C2023111702.
\7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 100837 (August 27,
2024) (SR-ISE-2024-21) (Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and
Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as
Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Adopt Rules to Permit the Listing of
Two Monday Expirations for Options on SPDR Gold Shares, iShares
Silver Trust, and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF) (``Nasdaq ISE
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Currently, as set forth in Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy
.05, after an option class has been approved for listing and trading on
the Exchange as a Short Term Option Series, the Exchange may open for
trading on any Thursday or Friday that is a business day (``Short Term
Option Opening Date'') series of options on that class that expire at
the close of business on each of the next five Fridays that are
business days and are not Fridays in which standard expiration options
series, Monthly Options Series, or Quarterly Options Series expire
(``Friday Short Term Option Expiration Dates''). The Exchange may have
no more than a total of five Short Term Option Expiration Dates.
Further, if the Exchange is not open for business on the respective
Thursday or Friday, the Short Term Option Opening Date for Short Term
Option Weekly Expirations will be the first business day immediately
prior to that respective Thursday or Friday. Similarly, if the Exchange
is not open for business on a Friday, the Short Term Option Expiration
Date for Short Term Option Weekly Expirations will be the first
business day immediately prior to that Friday.
Additionally, the Exchange may open for trading series of options
on the symbols provided in Table 1 of Rule 19.6, Interpretation and
Policy .05(h) that expire at the close of business on each of the next
two Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, respectively, that
are business days and are not business days in which monthly options
series or Quarterly Options Series expire (``Short Term Option Daily
Expirations'').\8\ For those symbols listed in Table 1, the Exchange
may have no more than a total of two Short Term Option Daily
Expirations beyond the current week for each of Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday expirations, as applicable, at one time.
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\8\ As set forth in Table 1, the Exchange currently only permits
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Proposal
At this time, the Exchange proposes to expand the Short Term Option
Daily Expirations to permit the listing and trading of options on GLD,
SLV, and TLT expiring on Mondays. The Exchange proposes to permit two
Short Term Option Expiration Dates beyond the current week for each
Monday expiration at one time, and would update Table 1 in Rule 19.6,
Interpretation and Policy .05(h) for each of those symbols accordingly.
The proposed Monday GLD, SLV, and TLT expirations will be similar
to the current Monday SPY, QQQ, and IWM Short Term Option Daily
Expirations set forth in Rule 19.6, Interpretation and
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Policy .05(h) such that the Exchange may open for trading on any Friday
or Monday that is a business day (beyond the current week) series of
options on GLD, SLV, and TLT to expire on any Monday of the month that
is a business day and is not a Monday in which standard expiration
options series, Monthly Options Series, or Quarterly Options Series
expire, provided that Monday expirations that are listed on a Friday
must be listed at least one business week and one business day prior to
the expiration (``Monday GLD Expirations,'' ``Monday SLV Expirations,''
and ``Monday TLT Expirations'') (collectively, ``Monday ETP
Expirations'').\9\ In the event Short Term Option Daily Expirations
expire on a Monday and that Monday is the same day that a standard
expiration options series, Monthly Options Series, or Quarterly Options
Series expires, the Exchange would skip that week's listing and instead
list the following week; the two weeks would therefore not be
consecutive. Today, Monday expirations in SPY, QQQ, and IWM similarly
skip the weekly listing in the event the weekly listing expires on the
same day in the same class as a standard expiration options series,
Monthly Options Series, or Quarterly Options Series.
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\9\ Today, USO, UNG, GLD, SLV, and TLT may trade on Wednesdays.
See id. They may also trade on Fridays, as is the case for all
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The interval between strike prices for the proposed Monday ETP
Expirations will be the same as those currently applicable in the Short
Term Option Series Program.\10\ Specifically, the Monday ETP
Expirations will have a strike interval of (i) $0.50 or greater for
strike prices below $100, and $1 or greater for strike prices between
$100 and $150 for all option classes that participate in the Short Term
Option Series Program, (ii) $0.50 for option classes that trade in one
dollar increments and are in the Short Term Option Series Program, or
(iii) $2.50 or greater for strike prices above $150.\11\ As is the case
with other equity options series listed pursuant to the Short Term
Option Series Program, the Monday ETP Expirations series will be P.M.-
settled.
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\10\ See Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(e).
\11\ Id.
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Pursuant to Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05(h), with
respect to the Short Term Option Series Program, if a Monday is not a
business day, the series shall expire on the first business day
immediately following that Monday.
Currently, for each option class eligible for participation in the
Short Term Option Series Program, the Exchange is limited to opening
thirty (30) series for each expiration date for the specific class.\12\
The thirty (30) series restriction does not include series that are
open by other securities exchanges under their respective weekly rules;
the Exchange may list these additional series that are listed by other
options exchanges.\13\ With the proposed changes, this thirty (30)
series restriction would apply to Monday GLD, SLV, and TLT Short Term
Option Daily Expirations as well. In addition, the Exchange will be
able to list series that are listed by other exchanges, assuming they
file similar rules with the Commission to list Monday ETP Expirations.
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With this proposal, Monday ETP Expirations would be treated
similarly to existing Monday SPY, QQQ, and IWM Expirations. With
respect to standard expiration option series, Short Term Option Daily
Expirations will be permitted to expire in the same week in which
standard expiration option series on the same class expire.\14\ Not
listing Short Term Option Daily Expirations for one week every month
because there was a standard options series on that same class on the
Friday of that week would create investor confusion.
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Further, as with Monday SPY, QQQ, and IWM Expirations, the Exchange
would not permit Monday ETP Expirations to expire on a business day in
which standard expiration option series, Monthly Options Series, or
Quarterly Options Series expire.\15\ Therefore, all Short Term Option
Daily Expirations would expire at the close of business on each of the
next two Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, respectively,
that are business days beyond the current week and are not business
days in which standard expiration option series, Monthly Options
Series, or Quarterly Options Series expire. The Exchange believes that
it is reasonable to not permit two expirations on the same day in which
a standard expiration option series, Monthly Options Series, a
Quarterly Options Series would expire because those options would be
duplicative of each other.
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The Exchange does not believe that any market disruptions will be
encountered with the introduction of Monday ETP Expirations. The
Exchange currently trades P.M.- settled Short Term Option Series that
expire Monday for SPY, QQQ and IWM and has not experienced any market
disruptions nor issues with capacity. In addition, the Exchange has not
experienced any market disruptions or issues with capacity in expanding
the five ETPs to the Wednesday expirations.\16\ Today, the Exchange has
surveillance programs in place to support and properly monitor trading
in Short Term Option Series that expire Monday for SPY, QQQ and IWM.
Further, the Exchange has the necessary capacity and surveillance
programs in place to support and properly monitor trading in the
proposed Monday ETP Expirations.
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\16\ Today, the Exchange permits the listing of two Wednesday
expirations for options on GLD, SLV, and TLT. See Wednesday Notice.
The Exchange began listing Wednesday expirations on these symbols on
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Because the Exchange proposes to limit the number of Monday
Expirations for options on GLD, SLV, and TLT to two expirations beyond
the current week, the Exchange believes that the addition of these
Monday ETP Expirations should encourage Market-Makers to continue to
deploy capital more efficiently and improve displayed market quality.
Similar to SPY, QQQ and IWM Monday Expirations, the introduction of
Monday ETP Expirations will, among other things, expand hedging tools
available to market participants and allow for a reduced premium cost
of buying portfolio protection. The Exchange believes that Monday ETP
Expirations will allow market participants to hedge their portfolios
with options on commodities (gold and silver) as well as treasury
securities, and tailor their investment and hedging needs more
effectively.
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.\17\ Specifically, the
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the
Section 6(b)(5) \18\ 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
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\17\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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Similar to Monday expirations in SPY, QQQ, and IWM, the proposal to
permit Monday ETP Expirations, subject to the proposed limitation of
two expirations beyond the current week, would protect investors and
the public interest by providing the investing public and other market
participants more choice and flexibility to closely tailor their
investment and hedging decisions in these options and allow for a
reduced premium cost of buying portfolio protection, thus allowing them
to better manage their risk exposure. The Exchange believes that there
is general demand for alternative expirations in these symbols.
The Exchange represents that it has an adequate surveillance
program in place to detect manipulative trading in the proposed option
expirations, in the same way that it monitors trading in the current
Short Term Option Series for Monday SPY, QQQ and IWM expirations. The
Exchange also represents that it has the necessary system capacity to
support the new expirations. Finally, the Exchange does not believe
that any market disruptions will be encountered with the introduction
of these option expirations. As discussed above, the Exchange believes
that its proposal is a modest expansion of weekly expiration dates for
GLD, SLV, and TLT given that it will be limited to two Monday
expirations beyond the current week.
The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the Act
as the proposal would overall add a small number of Monday ETP
Expirations by limiting the addition of two Monday expirations beyond
the current week. The addition of Monday ETP Expirations would remove
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market by
encouraging Market Makers to continue to deploy capital more
efficiently and improve displayed market quality. The Exchange believes
that the proposal will allow Members to expand hedging tools and tailor
their investment and hedging needs more effectively in GLD, SLV, and
TLT as these funds are most likely to be utilized by market
participants to hedge the underlying asset classes. The ETPs currently
trade within ``complexes'' where, in addition to the underlying
security, there are multiple instruments available for hedging. Given
the multi-asset class nature of these products and available hedges in
highly correlated instruments, the Exchange believes that its proposal
to add Monday expirations on these products will provide market
participants with additional useful hedging tools for the underlying
asset classes.
Similar to Monday SPY, QQQ, and IWM expirations, the introduction
of Monday ETP Expirations is consistent with the Act as it will, among
other things, expand hedging tools available to market participants and
allow for a reduced premium cost of buying portfolio protection. The
Exchange believes that Monday ETP Expirations will allow market
participants to purchase options on GLD, SLV, and TLT based on their
timing as needed and allow them to tailor their investment and hedging
needs more effectively, thus allowing them to better manage their risk
exposure. Today, the Exchange lists Monday SPY, QQQ, and IWM
Expirations.\19\
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In particular, the Exchange believes the Short Term Option Series
Program has been successful to date and that Monday ETP Expirations
should simply expand the ability of investors to hedge risk against
market movements stemming from economic releases or market events that
occur throughout the month in the same way that the Short Term Option
Series Program has expanded the landscape of hedging.
There are no material differences in the treatment of Monday SPY,
QQQ and IWM expirations compared to the proposed Monday ETP
Expirations. Given the similarities between Monday SPY, QQQ and IWM
expirations and the proposed Monday ETP Expirations, the Exchange
believes that applying the provisions in Rule 19.6, Interpretation and
Policy .05 that currently apply to Monday SPY, QQQ and IWM expirations
is justified. For example, the Exchange believes that allowing Monday
ETP Expirations and monthly ETP expirations in the same week will
benefit investors and minimize investor confusion by providing Monday
ETP Expirations in a continuous and uniform manner.
Finally, the Exchange notes the proposed rule change is
substantively the same as a rule change proposed by ISE, which the
Commission recently approved.\20\
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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 that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
While the proposal will expand the Short Term Options Expirations
to allow Monday ETP Expirations to be listed on the Exchange, the
Exchange believes that this limited expansion for Monday expirations
for options on GLD, SLV, and TLT will not impose an undue burden on
competition; rather, it will meet customer demand. The Exchange
believes that Members will continue to be able to expand hedging tools
and tailor their investment and hedging needs more effectively in GLD,
SLV, and TLT.
Similar to Monday SPY, QQQ and IWM expirations, the introduction of
Monday ETP Expirations does not impose an undue burden on competition.
The Exchange believes that it will, among other things, expand hedging
tools available to market participants and allow for a reduced premium
cost of buying portfolio protection. The Exchange believes that Monday
ETP Expirations will allow market participants to purchase options on
GLD, SLV, and TLT based on their timing as needed and allow them to
tailor their investment and hedging needs more effectively.
The Exchange does not believe the proposal will impose any burden
on inter-market competition, as nothing prevents the other options
exchanges from proposing similar rules to list and trade Monday ETP
Expirations. As noted above, the Commission recently approved a
substantively identical proposal of another exchange.\21\ Further, the
Exchange does not believe the proposal will impose any burden on
intramarket competition, as all market participants will be treated in
the same manner under this proposal.
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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 Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \22\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\23\
Because the foregoing 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, it has
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become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \24\
and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\25\
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\22\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
\23\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
\24\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
\25\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \26\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\27\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has
requested that the Commission waive the 30-day operative delay so that
the proposal may become operative immediately upon filing. According to
the Exchange, the proposed rule change is a competitive response to a
substantively identical filing submitted by ISE that was recently
approved by the Commission.\28\ The Commission believes that the
proposed rule change presents no novel issues and that waiver of the
30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors
and the public interest. Accordingly, the Commission hereby waives the
30-day operative delay and designates the proposed rule change as
operative upon filing.\29\
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\26\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
\27\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
\28\ See supra note 7.
\29\ 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.
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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. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or 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 email to [email protected]. Please include
file number SR-CboeEDGX-2024-066 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-CboeEDGX-2024-066. 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 website (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 website viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not
include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We
may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted
material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number SR-CboeEDGX-2024-066 and should
be submitted on or before November 27, 2024.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\30\
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\30\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12), (59).
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Vanessa A. Countryman,
Secretary.
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