Document ID: SEC-2010-0971-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
Posted Date: 2010-07-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register: July 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 126)]
[Notices]               
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62378; File No. SR-CBOE-2010-061]

 
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule 
Change Relating to Deletion of Obsolete CBOE Rule 2.50

Date: June 25, 2010.
    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 21, 2010, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated 
(``CBOE'' or the ``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 prepared by the CBOE. CBOE 
has filed the proposal pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \3\ 
and rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder, which renders the proposal effective 
upon filing with the Commission.\4\ The Commission is publishing this 
notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested 
parties.
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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

    CBOE is filing this proposed rule change to delete CBOE rule 2.50 
in connection with a change in the parent company of C2 Options 
Exchange, Incorporated (``C2'') from CBOE to CBOE Holdings, Inc. 
(``CBOE Holdings''). The text of the proposed rule change is available 
on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.cboe.org/legal), at the 
Exchange's Office of the Secretary, at the Commission's Public 
Reference Room and on the Commission's Web site http://www.sec.gov.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, CBOE 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. CBOE 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 the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') has 
approved a rule filing by CBOE to accommodate the demutualization and 
restructuring of CBOE from a Delaware non-stock corporation to a 
Delaware stock corporation wholly owned by CBOE Holdings, a holding 
company organized as a Delaware stock corporation (``Restructuring 
Transaction'').\5\ The Restructuring Transaction was consummated on 
June 18, 2010. The Commission has also approved a rule filing by C2 to 
accommodate a change in its parent company from CBOE to CBOE Holdings 
in connection with the Restructuring Transaction.\6\ C2 became a wholly 
owned subsidiary of CBOE Holdings on June 18, 2010 in connection with 
the consummation of the Restructuring Transaction.
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    \5\ Securities Exchange Act Release 62158 (May 24, 2010), 75 FR 
30082 (May 28, 2010) (SR-CBOE-2008-88).
    \6\ Securities Exchange Act Release 62323 (June 17, 2010) (SR-
C2-2010-002).
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    CBOE is now proposing to delete CBOE rule 2.50 because it addresses 
CBOE's responsibility as the prior parent company of C2 for ensuring 
that C2 meets its obligations as a self-regulatory organization. Since 
CBOE is no longer the parent company of C2, CBOE Rule 2.50 is no longer 
applicable. Additionally, equivalent protections to those set forth in 
CBOE Rule 2.50 are contained in the CBOE Holdings Certificate of 
Incorporation and CBOE Holdings Bylaws, which apply to CBOE Holdings in 
its new capacity as the parent company of C2.\7\
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release 62158 (May 24, 2010), 75 
FR 30082 (May 28, 2010) (SR-CBOE-2008-88) (which describes the 
provisions designed to protect the self-regulatory functions of 
Regulated Securities Exchange Subsidiaries of CBOE Holdings, which 
currently consist of CBOE and C2, and sets forth the Commission's 
findings that those provisions are consistent with the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change eliminates an obsolete rule, the subject 
matter of which is now addressed by other provisions that have been 
approved by the Commission. Accordingly, the Exchange believes that the 
proposed rule change is consistent with the provisions of section .6 of 
the (``Act''),\8\ in general, and with section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\9\ 
in particular, in that it is designed to prevent fraudulent and 
manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and equitable 
principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism 
of a free and open market and, in general, to protect investors and the 
public interest.
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any 
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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 with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

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

    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 prior to 30 days from the date on which it was filed, 
or such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with 
the protection of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule 
change has become effective pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 
\10\ and rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
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    A proposed rule change filed under rule 19b-4(f)(6) normally does 
not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing.\11\ However, 
rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) permits the Commission to designate a shorter 
time if such action is consistent with the protection of investors and 
the public interest. The Exchange requested that the Commission waive 
the 30-day operative delay, as specified in rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\12\ 
which would make the rule

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change effective and operative upon filing.
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    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii). In addition, rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) requires the self-regulatory organization to give the 
Commission 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. CBOE has satisfied this requirement.
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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    The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is 
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest 
because doing so will allow CBOE to immediately delete an obsolete rule 
and update its rule book, which in turn will avoid potential confusion. 
Accordingly, the Commission designates the proposed rule change as 
operative upon filing with the Commission.\13\
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    \13\ For purposes only of waiving the operative delay for this 
proposal, 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 the 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-CBOE-2010-061 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-CBOE-2010-061. 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 the filing also will be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the self-regulatory 
organization. All comments received will be posted without change; the 
Commission does not edit personal identifying information from 
submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-
CBOE-2010-061 and should be submitted on or before July 22, 2010.
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    \14\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\14\
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-15995 Filed 6-30-10; 8:45 am]
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