On March 9, 2004, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to change its Fee Schedule to retroactively credit Designated Primary MarketMakers (``DPMs'') for transaction fees they incur related to the execution of outbound ``principal acting as agent''
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(``P/A'') Orders,\3\ as defined in the Plan for the Purpose of Creating and Operating an Intermarket Option Linkage (the ``Linkage Plan''). On March 31, 2004, the CBOE submitted Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\4\ The Federal Register published the proposed rule change, as amended, for comment on April 23, 2004.\5\ The Commission received no comments on the proposed rule change. This order approved the proposed rule change, as amended.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CF ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12369 Wed, Jun 2 2004 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12428

I. Introduction

On August 14, 2003, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. (``CHX'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to permit the Exchange's Rules Subcommittee to designate the primary market in each listed issue for purposes of determining limit order execution guarantees to be offered on the CHX. On January 29, 2004, the CHX amended the proposed rule change.\3\ The proposed rule change, as amended, was published for comment in the Federal Register on March 24, 2003.\4\ The Commission received no comment letters with respect to the proposal.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
\3\ See Letter from Kathleen Boege, Associate General Counsel, CHX, to Nancy Sanow, Assistant Director, Division of Market Regulation (``Division''), Commission, dated January 28, 2004 (``Amendment No. 1''). Amendment No ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12428 Wed, Jun 2 2004 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12429

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on January 30, 2004, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Incorporated (``CHX'' 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 prepared by the Exchange. On May 18, 2004, the CHX filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\3\ The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from interested persons.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
\3\ Amendment No. 1 completely replaced and superseded the original proposed rule change.
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

The CHX proposes to amend its membership dues and fees schedule (the ``Fee Schedule''), effective February 1, 2004, to provi ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12429 Wed, Jun 2 2004 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12430

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\, notice is hereby given that on May 3, 2004, the Depository Trust Company (``DTC'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change described in items I, II, and III below, which items have been prepared primarily by DTC. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested parties.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
I. SelfRegulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

DTC is seeking to amend its rules to establish a Valued Delivery Order Interface (``VDO Interface'') with the National Securities Clearing Corporation (``NSCC''). The VDO Interface will allow NSCC at the request of a common DTC/NSCC member to create delivery versus payment delivery orders for the member's NSCC balance orders and special trades to be transmitted automatically to DTC for processing. ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12430 Wed, Jun 2 2004 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12368

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 April 30, 2004, 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, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. On May 21, 2004, the Exchange submitted Amendment No. 1 to the proposal.\3\ The proposed rule change, as amended, has been filed by the Exchange as establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act \4\ and Rule 19b4(f)(2) thereunder,\5\ which renders the proposal effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from interested persons.
\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 17 CFR 240.19b4.
\3\ See letter from Cynthia K. Hoekstra, Cou ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2004-06-02-04-12368 Wed, Jun 2 2004 11:00:00 GMT