Federal Register: July 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 131)
DOCID: fr10jy07-94 FR Doc E7-13310
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
DOCUMENT ID: [Release No. 34-56000; File No. SR-CBOE-2007-73]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr10jy07-94
ACTION: Self-regulatory organizations; proposed rule changes:
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Assess, on a Retroactive Basis, Certain CBOE and CBSX Market Data Fees
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
July 2, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on June 28, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been substantially
prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend its Fees Schedule to assess, retroactive to April 1, 2007, fees relating to CBOE and CBOE Stock Exchange (``CBSX'') market data that were implemented on June 1, 2007. The text of the proposed rule change is available at CBOE, the Commission's Public Reference Room, and http://www.cboe.org/legal. II. SelfRegulatory 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. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
A. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
On June 1, 2007, the Exchange implemented new fees relating to
TickerXpress (``TX''), which is an Exchange service that supplies
market data to Exchange marketmakers trading on the Hybrid Trading
System.\3\ Specifically, the Exchange increased the monthly fee for
enhanced TX market data from $200 per month to $300 per month and
adopted a fee of $100 per TX user per month for use of TX software for
the use and display of market data. The Exchange proposes to assess these fees for the period April 1, 2007 through
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May 31, 2007, to help compensate the Exchange for its increased costs
in providing the TX data and to help offset the license fees paid by
the Exchange to its thirdparty provider for making the TX software available to users during this time period.
\3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55882 (June 8,
2007), 72 FR 32931 (June 14, 2007) (File No. SRCBOE200754).
On June 1, 2007, the Exchange adopted a monthly fee to recoup the
fees CBSX pays a thirdparty market data vendor and other parties to
help establish facilities at CBSX through which the thirdparty market
data vendor can provide CBSX participants with certain market data.\4\
The fee is equal to $19,400 divided by the number of CBSX participants
receiving the market data. The Exchange proposes to assess this fee for
the period April 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007, to recoup the fees CBSX
paid during this time period for providing the infrastructure to make the market data available to CBSX participants.
\4\ See id.
2. Statutory Basis
CBOE believes the proposed rule change is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \5\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(4) of the Act \6\ in particular, in that it is designed to provide
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among CBOE members.
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
B. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change would
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
C. SelfRegulatory 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
Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding, or (ii) as to which the Exchange consents, the Commission will:
(A) By order approve the proposed rule change, or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be 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
Paper Comments
All submissions should refer to File Number SRCBOE200773. 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 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, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SRCBOE200773 and should be submitted on or before July 31, 2007.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
\7\ 17 CFR 200.303(a)(12).
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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SUMMARY:
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
July 2, 2007.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on June 28, 2007, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been substantially
prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The Exchange proposes to amend its Fees Schedule to assess, retroactive to April 1, 2007, fees relating to CBOE and CBOE Stock Exchange (``CBSX'') market data that were implemented on June 1, 2007. The text of the proposed rule change is available at CBOE, the Commission's Public Reference Room, and http://www.cboe.org/legal. II. SelfRegulatory 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. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.
A. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
On June 1, 2007, the Exchange implemented new fees relating to
TickerXpress (``TX''), which is an Exchange service that supplies
market data to Exchange marketmakers trading on the Hybrid Trading
System.\3\ Specifically, the Exchange increased the monthly fee for
enhanced TX market data from $200 per month to $300 per month and
adopted a fee of $100 per TX user per month for use of TX software for
the use and display of market data. The Exchange proposes to assess these fees for the period April 1, 2007 through
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May 31, 2007, to help compensate the Exchange for its increased costs
in providing the TX data and to help offset the license fees paid by
the Exchange to its thirdparty provider for making the TX software available to users during this time period.
\3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 55882 (June 8,
2007), 72 FR 32931 (June 14, 2007) (File No. SRCBOE200754).
On June 1, 2007, the Exchange adopted a monthly fee to recoup the
fees CBSX pays a thirdparty market data vendor and other parties to
help establish facilities at CBSX through which the thirdparty market
data vendor can provide CBSX participants with certain market data.\4\
The fee is equal to $19,400 divided by the number of CBSX participants
receiving the market data. The Exchange proposes to assess this fee for
the period April 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007, to recoup the fees CBSX
paid during this time period for providing the infrastructure to make the market data available to CBSX participants.
\4\ See id.
2. Statutory Basis
CBOE believes the proposed rule change is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \5\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(4) of the Act \6\ in particular, in that it is designed to provide
for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among CBOE members.
\5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
B. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change would
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
C. SelfRegulatory 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
Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding, or (ii) as to which the Exchange consents, the Commission will:
(A) By order approve the proposed rule change, or
(B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule change should be 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
Paper Comments
All submissions should refer to File Number SRCBOE200773. 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 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, 100 F Street,
NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours
of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SRCBOE200773 and should be submitted on or before July 31, 2007.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.\7\
\7\ 17 CFR 200.303(a)(12).
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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