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 Securities and Exchange Commission [Release No. 34-61470; File No. SR-ISE-2010-09]
 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 January 29, 2010, the International Securities Exchange, LLC (the “Exchange” or the “ISE”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The ISE proposes to designate an additional 75 options classes to be added to the pilot program to quote and to trade certain options in pennies (the “Penny Pilot”) on February 1, 2010. II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The 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 1. Purpose ISE proposes to identify the next 75 options classes to be added to the Penny Pilot effective February 1, 2010. The Exchange recently filed to extend and expand the Penny Pilot through December 31, 2010.[3]
                    
                     In that filing, the Exchange had proposed expanding the Penny Pilot on a quarterly basis to add the next 75 most actively traded multiply listed options classes based on national average daily volume for the six months prior to selection, closing under $200 per share on the Expiration Friday prior to expansion, except that the month immediately preceding their addition to the Penny Pilot will not be used for the purpose of the six month analysis.[4] ISE proposes to add the following 75 options classes to the Penny Pilot on February 1, 2010, based on national average daily volume for the six months ending December 31, 2009: Symbol
Company nameABT
Abbott Laboratories.AEM
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.AET
Aetna Inc.AFL
Aflac Inc.AKAM
Akamai Technologies Inc.AMAT
Applied Materials Inc.AMR
AMR Corp.ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.APC
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.ATVI
Activision Blizzard Inc.BBD
Banco Bradesco SA.BCRX
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.BK
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.BRCM
Broadcom Corp.BTU
Peabody Energy Corp.BX
Blackstone Group LP.CAL
Continental Airlines Inc.CF
CF Industries Holdings Inc.CMCSA
Comcast Corp.CSX
CSX Corp.CVS
CVS Caremark Corp.CX
Cemex SAB de CV.DD
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.ERTS
Electronic Arts Inc.EWJ
iShares MSCI Japan Inde Fund.FDX
FedEx Corp.FNM
Federal National Mortgage Association.FRE
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.GILD
Gilead Sciences Inc.GLW
Corning Inc.HBC
HSBC Holdings PLC.HES
Hess Corp.HL
Hecla Mining Co.HOG
Harley-Davidson Inc.HON
Honeywell International Inc.JOYG
Joy Global Inc.JWN
Nordstrom Inc.KFT
Kraft Foods Inc.LEAP
Leap Wireless International Inc.LLY
Eli Lilly & Co.LO
Lorillard Inc.LOW
Lowe's Cos Inc.M
Macy's Inc.MCO
Moody's Corp.MET
MetLife Inc.MMM
3M Co.MU
Micron Technology Inc.NUE
Nucor Corp.OXY
Occidental Petroleum Corp.PARD
Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc.PEP
PepsiCo Inc/NC.PM
Philip Morris International Inc.PNC
PNC Financial Services Group Inc.QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ.SHLD
Sears Holdings Corp.SLM
SLM Corp.SLW
Silver Wheaton Corp.SQNM
Sequenom Inc.STEC
STEC Inc.STX
Seagate Technology Inc.SU
Suncor Energy Inc.TCK
Teck Resources Ltd.TEVA
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.TLT
iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund.TZA
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares.UAUA
UAL Corp.URE
ProShares Ultra Real Estate.UTX
United Technologies Corp.WFR
MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.WFT
Weatherford International Ltd.WLP
WellPoint Inc.XLB
Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund.XRX
Xerox Corp.XTO
XTO Energy Inc.YRCW
YRC Worldwide Inc.
 2. Statutory Basis The basis under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) for this proposed rule change is 
                    ( print page 6422)
                    found in Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,[5]
                    
                     in that the proposed rule change is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to and perfect the mechanisms of a free and open market and a national market system and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. In particular, the proposed rule change identifies the options classes to be added to the Penny Pilot in a manner consistent with prior rule changes. B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received any written comments from members or other interested parties. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action The proposed rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Exchange Act [6]
                    
                     and Rule 19b-4(f)(1) thereunder,[7]
                    
                     in that it constitutes a stated policy, practice, or interpretation with respect to the meaning, administration, or enforcement of an existing rule of the Exchange. At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate the rule change if it appears to the Commission that the action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or would otherwise further 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 (*http://www.sec.gov/​rules/​sro.shtml*); or
Send an e-mail to*rule-comments@sec.gov*. Please include File Number SR-ISE-2010-09 on the subject line. Paper Comments Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2010-09. This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (
                    *http://www.sec.gov/​rules/​sro.shtml*). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the 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 No. SR-ISE-2010-09 and should be submitted on or before March 2, 2010. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.[8] Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary.


# Footnotes

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                         15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). Back to Citation
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                         17 CFR 240.19b-4. Back to Citation
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                        *See*
                         Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60865 (October 22, 2009), 74 FR 55880 (October 29, 2009) (SR-ISE-2009-82). Back to Citation
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                         Index products would be included in the expansion if the underlying index level was under 200. Back to Citation
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                         15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). Back to Citation
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                         15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i). Back to Citation
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                         17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(1). Back to Citation
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                             17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12). Back to Citation


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