Document ID: SEC-2008-0818-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Posted Date: 2008-06-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 114)]
[Notices]               
[Page 33481-33485]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-57936; File No. SR-Phlx-2008-36]

 
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change 
Relating to List and Trade Options on Full and Reduced Values of the 
Nasdaq-100 Index

June 6, 2008.
    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 June 4, 2008, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (``Phlx'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and 
II below, which Items have been substantially prepared by the Exchange. 
The Exchange has designated the proposed rule change as a ``non-
controversial'' rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 
\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders the proposed rule 
change 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).
    \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

    The Exchange, pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Act \5\ and Rule 
19b-4 thereunder,\6\ proposes to amend Phlx Rule 1079 (FLEX Index, 
Equity and Currency Options), Rule 1001A (Position Limits), and Rule 
1101A (Terms of Options Contracts), to enable the Exchange to list and 
trade options on full and reduced values of the Nasdaq-100 Index. Phlx 
also proposes to list and trade FLEX options \7\ and long-term options 
\8\ on full and reduced values of the Index. The text of the proposed 
rule change is available at Phlx, the Commission's Public Reference 
Room, and http://www.phlx.com/exchange/phlx-rule-fil.htm.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \6\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \7\ FLEX Options are flexible exchange-traded options contracts 
that overlie equity on index securities. FLEX Options provide 
investors with the ability to customize basic option features 
including size, expiration date, exercise style, and certain 
exercise prices. FLEX Options may have expiration dates within five 
years. See Phlx Rule 1079.
    \8\ Long term options are series of options having up to sixty 
months to expiration. They are structurally similar to shorter-term 
options and are sometimes known as Long-Term Entity Anticipation 
Securities (LEAPS). See Phlx Rule 1101A(b).
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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 Exchange included statements 
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, 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

    In its filing with the Commission, Phlx 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. Phlx 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
    Phlx proposes to list and trade cash-settled, European-style, index 
options, including FLEX options and long-term options, on the full and 
reduced values of the Nasdaq 100 Index (the ``Index''), a stock index 
calculated and maintained by Nasdaq.\9\ Specifically, the Exchange 
proposes to list options based upon the full value of the Index 
(``Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index'' or ``NDX'') as well as one-tenth of the 
value of the Nasdaq 100 Index (``Mini Nasdaq 100 Index'' or ``MNX''). 
The options on NDX and MNX listed on Phlx will be identical to those 
already listed on multiple exchanges.
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    \9\ A description of the Index is available on Nasdaq's Web site 
at http://dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/nasdaq100_activity.stm.
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    Phlx is filing the proposed rule change because options on the 
Nasdaq 100 Index will not otherwise qualify for listing on the Exchange 
due to the component weightings of the Index. Specifically, Phlx Rule 
1009A(d), which allows the listing of options on a broad-based index 
currently requires that no component of a broad-based index account for 
more than ten percent of the weight of the index.\10\ Therefore, like 
the six other options exchanges that currently trade options on the 
Index, Phlx is seeking approval to list and trade options on the Index 
under the conditions and according to the standards set forth below.
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    \10\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No 54158 (July 17, 
2006), 71 FR 41853, (July 24, 2006)(SR-Phlx-2006-17).
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    This filing is based on a recently authorized Nasdaq proposal to 
list full and reduced value options on the Index.\11\
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    \11\ See Security Exchange Act Release No 57654 (April 11, 
2008), 73 FR 21003 (April 17, 2008)(SR-NASDAQ-2008-028).
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Index Design and Composition
    The Index was launched in January 1985 and represents the largest 
non-financial domestic and international issues listed on Nasdaq based 
on market capitalization. The Index reflects companies across major 
industry groups, including computer hardware and software, 
telecommunications, retail/wholesale trade, and biotechnology.
    The Index is calculated using a modified capitalization-weighted 
methodology. The value of the Index equals the aggregate value of the 
Index share weights of each of the component securities multiplied by 
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respective official closing price on Nasdaq, divided by the Divisor. 
The Divisor serves the purpose of scaling such aggregate value 
(otherwise in the trillions) to a lower order of magnitude which is 
more desirable for Index reporting purposes. If trading in an Index 
security is halted while the market is open, the last Nasdaq traded 
price for that security is used for all index computations until 
trading resumes. If trading is halted before the market is open, the 
previous day's official closing price is used. Additionally, the Index 
ordinarily is calculated without regard to dividends on component 
securities. The modified capitalization-weighted methodology is 
expected to retain, in general, the economic attributes of 
capitalization weighting, while providing enhanced diversification. To 
accomplish this, Nasdaq reviews the composition of the Index quarterly 
and adjusts the weighting of Index components using a proprietary 
algorithm, if certain pre-established weight distribution requirements 
are not met.
    Nasdaq has certain eligibility requirements for inclusion in the 
Index.\12\ For example, to be eligible for inclusion in the Index, a 
component security must be exclusively listed on the Nasdaq Global 
Select or Nasdaq Global Market, or dually listed on a national 
securities exchange prior to January 1, 2004.\13\ Only one class of 
security per issuer is considered for inclusion in the Index.
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    \12\ The initial eligibility criteria and continued eligibility 
criteria are available on Nasdaq's Web site at http://
dynamic.nasdaq.com/dynamic/nasdaq100--activity.stm.
    \13\ In the case of spin-offs, the operating history of the 
spin-off will be considered by Nasdaq. Additionally, if a component 
security will otherwise qualify to be in the top 25% of securities 
included in the Index by market capitalization for the six prior 
consecutive months, it will be eligible if it had been listed for 
one year.
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    Additionally, the issuer of a component security cannot be a 
financial or investment company and cannot currently be involved in 
bankruptcy proceedings. Criteria for inclusion also require the average 
daily trading volume of a component security to be at least 200,000 
shares on Nasdaq. If a component security is of a foreign issuer, based 
on its country of incorporation, it must have listed options or be 
eligible for listed-options trading. In addition, the issuer of a 
component security must not have entered into any definitive agreement 
or other arrangement which will likely result in the security no longer 
being Index eligible. An issuer of a component security also must not 
have annual financial statements with an audit opinion that is 
currently withdrawn.
    As of December 31, 2007, the following were characteristics of the 
Index:
     The total capitalization of all components of the Index 
was $2.35 trillion;
     Regarding component capitalization, (a) The highest 
capitalization of a component was $333.05 billion (Microsoft Corp.), 
(b) the lowest capitalization of a component was $2.872 billion 
(Tellabs, Inc.), (c) the mean capitalization of the components was 
$23.53 billion, and (d) the median capitalization of the components was 
$8.71 billion;
     Regarding component price per share, (a) The highest price 
per share of a component was $691.48 (Google Inc.), (b) the lowest 
price per share of a component was $3.03 (Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.), 
(c) the mean price per share of the components was $55.05, and (d) the 
median price per share of the components was $35.10;
     Regarding component weightings, (a) The highest weighting 
of a component was 13.75% (Apple Inc.), (b) the lowest weighting of a 
component was 0.09% (Tellabs, Inc.), (c) the mean weighting of the 
components was 1.00%, (d) the median weighting of the components was 
0.53%, and (e) the total weighting of the top five highest weighted 
components was 33.93% (Apple Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Google Inc., 
QUALCOMM Incorporated, and Research in Motion Limited.);
     Regarding component available shares, (a) The most 
available shares of a component was 8.11 billion shares (Microsoft 
Corp.), (b) the least available shares of a component was 22.68 million 
shares (Baidu.com, Inc.), (c) the mean available shares of the 
components was 577.60 million shares, and (d) the median available 
shares of the components was 211.69 million shares;
     Regarding the six-month average daily volumes of the 
components, (a) The highest six-month average daily volume of a 
component was 65.63 million shares (Microsoft Corp.), (b) the lowest 
six-month average daily volume of a component was 553,240 shares (Henry 
Schein, Inc.), (c) the mean six-month average daily volume of the 
components was 9.10 million shares, (d) the median six-month average 
daily volume of the components was 3.37 million shares, (e) the average 
of six-month average daily volumes of the five most heavily traded 
components was 285.37 million shares (Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Sun 
Microsystems, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., and Level 3 Communications, 
Inc.), and (f) 100% of the components had a six-month average daily 
volume of at least 50,000; and
     Regarding option eligibility, (a) 99.3% of the components 
were options eligible, as measured by weighting, and (b) 96.0% of the 
components were options eligible, as measured by number.
Index Calculation and Index Maintenance
    In recent years, the value of the Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index has 
increased significantly, such that the value of the Index stood at 
2084.93 as of December 31, 2007. As a result, the premium for the Full-
size Nasdaq 100 Index options also has increased. The Exchange believes 
that this has caused Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index options to trade at a 
level that may be uncomfortably high for retail investors. The Exchange 
believes that listing options on reduced values will attract a greater 
source of customer business than if the options were based only on the 
full value of the Index. The Exchange further believes that listing 
options on reduced values will provide an opportunity for investors to 
hedge, or speculate on, the market risk associated with the stocks 
comprising the Index. Additionally, by reducing the values of the 
Index, investors will be able to use this trading vehicle while 
extending a smaller outlay of capital. The Exchange believes that this 
should attract additional investors and, in turn, create a more active 
and liquid trading environment.\14\
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    \14\ Options trading on MNX have generated considerable interest 
from investors, as measured by its robust trading volume on multiple 
exchanges in the last quarter of 2007 (2,181,126 contracts total).
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    The Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index and the Mini Nasdaq 100 Index levels 
are calculated continuously, using the last sale price for each 
component stock in the Index, and are disseminated every 15 seconds 
throughout the trading day.\15\ The Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index level 
equals the current market value of component stocks multiplied by 125 
and then divided by the stocks' market value of the adjusted base 
period. The adjusted base period market value is determined by 
multiplying the current

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market value after adjustments, times the previous base period market 
value and then dividing that result by the current market value before 
adjustments. To calculate the value of the Mini Nasdaq 100 Index, the 
full value of the Index is divided by ten. To maintain continuity for 
the Index's value, the divisor is adjusted periodically to reflect 
events such as changes in the number of common shares outstanding for 
component stocks, company additions or deletions, corporate 
restructurings, or other capitalization changes.
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    \15\ Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index and Mini Nasdaq 100 Index levels 
are disseminated through the Nasdaq Index Dissemination Services 
(``NIDS'') during normal Nasdaq trading hours (9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
ET). The Index is calculated using Nasdaq prices (not consolidated) 
during the day and the official closing price for the close. The 
closing value of the Index may change until 5:15 p.m. ET due to 
corrections to the NOCP of the component securities. In addition, 
the Index is published daily on Nasdaq's Web site and through major 
quotation vendors such as Reuters and Thomson's ILX.
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    The settlement values for purposes of settling both Full-size 
Nasdaq 100 Index (``Full-size Settlement Value'') and Mini Nasdaq 100 
Index (``Mini Settlement Value'') are calculated based on a volume-
weighted average of prices reported in the first five minutes of 
trading for each of the component securities on the last business day 
before the expiration date (``Settlement Day'').\16\ The Settlement Day 
is normally the Friday preceding ``Expiration Saturday.'' \17\ If a 
component security in the Index does not trade on Settlement Day, the 
closing price from the previous trading day will be used to calculate 
both the Full-size Settlement Value and Mini Settlement Value.\18\ 
Accordingly, trading in options on the Index will normally cease on the 
Thursday preceding an Expiration Saturday. Nasdaq monitors and 
maintains the Index. Nasdaq is responsible for making all necessary 
adjustments to the Index to reflect component deletions; share changes; 
stock splits; stock dividends; stock price adjustments due to 
restructuring, mergers, or spin-offs involving the underlying 
components; and other corporate actions. Some corporate actions, such 
as stock splits and stock dividends, require simple changes to the 
available shares outstanding and the stock prices of the underlying 
components.
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    \16\ The aggregate exercise value of the option contract is 
calculated by multiplying the Index value by the Index multiplier, 
which is 100.
    \17\ For any given expiration month, options on the Nasdaq 100 
Index will expire on the third Saturday of the month.
    \18\ Full-size Settlement Values and Mini Settlement Values are 
disseminated by Nasdaq.
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    The component securities are evaluated on an annual basis, except 
under extraordinary circumstances which may result in an interim 
evaluation, as follows: Securities listed on Nasdaq that meet its 
eligibility criteria are ranked by market value using closing prices as 
of the end of October and publicly available total shares outstanding 
as of the end of November. Eligible component securities which are 
already in the Index and ranked in the top 100 (based on market value) 
are retained in the Index. Component securities that are ranked from 
101 to 125 are also retained, provided that those securities were 
ranked in the top 100 eligible securities as of the previous ranking 
review or have been added to the Index subsequent to the previous 
ranking review. Securities not meeting such criteria are replaced. The 
replacement securities chosen are those Index-eligible securities not 
currently in the Index that have the largest market capitalization.
    Generally, the list of annual additions and deletions to the Index 
is publicly announced in early December, and changes to the Index are 
made effective after the close of trading on the third Friday in 
December. Moreover, if at any time during the year a component security 
is determined by Nasdaq to become ineligible for continued inclusion in 
the Index based on the continued eligibility criteria, that component 
security will be replaced with the largest market capitalization 
component not currently in the Index that met the eligibility criteria 
described earlier.
    Phlx will monitor the Index on a quarterly basis, and will not list 
any additional series for trading and will limit all transactions in 
such options to closing transactions only for the purpose of 
maintaining a fair and orderly market and protecting investors if: (i) 
The number of securities in the Index drops by one-third or more; (ii) 
10% or more of the weight of the Index is represented by component 
securities having a market value of less than $75 million; (iii) less 
than 80% of the weight of the Index is represented by component 
securities that are eligible for options trading pursuant to Phlx Rules 
1000A et seq.; (iv) 10% or more of the weight of the Index is 
represented by component securities trading less than 20,000 shares per 
day; or (v) the largest component security accounts for more than 25% 
of the weight of the Index or the largest five components in the 
aggregate account for more than 50% of the weight of the Index.
    Phlx represents that, if the Index ceases to be maintained or 
calculated, or if the Index values are not disseminated every 15 
seconds by a widely available source, it will not list any additional 
series for trading and will limit all transactions in such options to 
closing transactions only for the purpose of maintaining a fair and 
orderly market and protecting investors.
Contract Specifications
    The proposed contract specifications are identical to the contract 
specifications of NDX and MNX options that are currently listed on 
other exchanges. The Index is a broad-based index. Options on the 
Nasdaq 100 Index are European-style and A.M. cash-settled.\19\ The 
Exchange's trading hours for index options (9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET), 
will apply to options on the Nasdaq 100 Index.\20\ Exchange rules that 
are applicable to the trading of options on broad-based indexes will 
apply to both NDX and MNX.\21\ The trading of NDX and MNX options will 
be subject to, among others, Exchange rules governing margin 
requirements and trading halt procedures for index options.
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    \19\ See supra note 5.
    \20\ See Commentary .01 to Phlx Rule 1101A.
    \21\ See Phlx Rules 1000A et seq.
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    The Exchange proposes to establish that there will be no position 
limits for any NDX options and any MNX options.\22\ The Full-size 
Nasdaq 100 Index contracts will be aggregated with the Mini Nasdaq 100 
Index contracts, where ten Mini Nasdaq 100 Index contracts equal one 
Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index contract.\23\ Phlx will set strike price 
intervals for Mini Nasdaq 100 Index contracts and Full-size Nasdaq 100 
Index contract that will be similar to the strike price intervals that 
are already being used by multiple exchanges that list these 
options.\24\ The minimum increment size for series trading below $3 is 
$0.05, and for series trading at or above $3 is $0.10.\25\ The 
Exchange's margin rules will be applicable.\26\ The Exchange will list 
options on both the Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index and the Mini Nasdaq 100 
Index in up to four consecutive expiration months plus up to three 
successive expiration months in the March cycle.\27\ The Exchange 
intends to list the same NDX 100 Index options that are already listed 
by multiple other options exchanges. The trading of long-term Nasdaq 
100 Index options will be subject to the same rules that govern the 
trading of all the Exchange's index options, including sales practice 
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margin requirements, and trading rules.\28\
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    \22\ See proposed Phlx Rules 1001A(a) 1079(d). The Exchange's 
proposed rule change establishing that there are no position limits 
on NDX and MNX is identical to that of other options exchanges. See 
for example CBOE Rules 24.4, 24A.7, and 24B.7.
    \23\ See Phlx Rule 1001A(e).
    \24\ See Phlx Rule 1101A. Based on the current strike price 
intervals in use for options on the Mini Nasdaq 100 Index and the 
Full-size Nasdaq 100 Index, Phlx plans to set MNX strike price 
intervals of $2.50 or $5.00 depending on the price of the 
underlying; and NDX strike price intervals of $5.00.
    \25\ See Phlx Rule 1034(a).
    \26\ See Phlx Rule 721 et seq.
    \27\ See Phlx Rule 1001A(b).
    \28\ The Exchange proposes to conform its rules to that of other 
Exchanges to accommodate the trading of reduced value long term 
options at $2.50 intervals. See proposed Phlx Rule 1101A(a)(xxxiv).
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Surveillance and Capacity
    The Exchange represents that it has an adequate surveillance 
program in place for options traded on the Index and intends to apply 
those same program procedures that it applies to the Exchange's other 
index options. Additionally, the Exchange is a member of the 
Intermarket Surveillance Group (``ISG'') under the Intermarket 
Surveillance Group Agreement, dated June 20, 1994.\29\ The ISG members 
work together to coordinate surveillance and investigative information 
sharing in the stock and options markets. In addition, the major 
futures exchanges are affiliated members of the ISG, which allows for 
the sharing of surveillance information for potential intermarket 
trading abuses.
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    \29\ A list of the current members and affiliate members of ISG 
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    The Exchange represents that it has the necessary systems capacity 
to support new options series that will result from the introduction of 
NDX, MNX, NDX LEAPS, and MNX LEAPS.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act \30\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act \31\ in particular, in that it is designed to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade, 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, by amending Phlx rules so that they are similar to the rules 
of other options exchanges, thereby enabling the Exchange to 
immediately list and trade full and reduced-size options on the NDX-100 
Index.
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    \30\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \31\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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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.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing rule change does not: (1) Significantly 
affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) impose 
any significant burden on competition; and (3) become operative for 30 
days after the date of this filing, or such shorter time as the 
Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \32\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\33\
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    \32\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \33\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    A proposed rule change filed under 19b-4(f)(6) normally may not 
become operative prior to 30 days after the date of filing.\34\ 
However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \35\ permits the Commission to 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. The Commission believes 
that waiving the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest because such waiver 
will allow Phlx to immediately list and trade NDX and MNX options, 
which are widely traded on multiple markets.
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    \34\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii). In addition, Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) requires that a self-regulatory organization submit to 
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 notice requirement.
    \35\ Id.
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    For this reason, the Commission designates the proposed rule change 
to be operative upon filing with the Commission.\36\
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    \36\ For the purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative 
delay, the Commission has 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 such proposed rule 
change the Commission may summarily abrogate 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 (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-Phlx-2008-36 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-Phlx-2008-36. 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 inspection and 
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 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. 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-
Phlx-2008-36 and should be submitted on or before July 3, 2008.

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    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority. \37\
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    \37\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-13221 Filed 6-11-08; 8:45 am]

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