80_FR_36990 80 FR 36867 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Codify Procedures for Resizing the Options Clearing Corporation's Clearing Fund on a Monthly Basis and Increasing Such Clearing Fund Size on an Intra-Month Basis

80 FR 36867 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Codify Procedures for Resizing the Options Clearing Corporation's Clearing Fund on a Monthly Basis and Increasing Such Clearing Fund Size on an Intra-Month Basis

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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FR Document2015-15693

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36867-36869]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-15693]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-75260; File No. SR-OCC-2015-013]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; 
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Codify Procedures for 
Resizing the Options Clearing Corporation's Clearing Fund on a Monthly 
Basis and Increasing Such Clearing Fund Size on an Intra-Month Basis

June 22, 2015.
    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 19, 2015, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') 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 OCC. 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.
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I. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the 
Proposed Rule Change

    The Commission recently approved a proposed rule change, and issued 
a Notice of No-Objection to an Advance Notice Filing, concerning the 
establishment of procedures to resize OCC's Clearing Fund and the 
addition of financial resources through intra-day margin calls and/or 
an intra-month increase of the Clearing Fund.\3\ This proposed rule 
change by OCC would codify the authority granted to OCC through such 
approval and non-objection by amending the second sentence of Rule 
1001(a).
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74980 (May 15, 
2015), 80 FR 29364 (May 21, 2015) (SR-OCC-2015-009). See also 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74981 (May 15, 2015), 80 FR 
29367 (May 21, 2015) (SR-OCC-2014-811).
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II. Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis 
for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, OCC 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. OCC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections (A), 
(B), and (C) below, of the most significant aspects of these 
statements.

(A) Clearing Agency's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis 
for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    OCC is submitting this proposed rule change to amend Rule 1001(a) 
in order to codify the Commission's recent approval of and non-
objection to procedures for resizing the Clearing Fund on a monthly 
basis and increasing such Clearing Fund size on an intra-month basis to 
ensure OCC maintains sufficient financial resources consistent with 
regulatory requirements.\4\
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    \4\ Id.
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    On October 16, 2014, OCC filed a notice reflecting emergency action 
taken to permit it to increase the size of the Clearing Fund intra-
month to ensure that it had sufficient financial resources to cover the 
potential loss associated with a Clearing Member default that presented 
the largest exposure to OCC under extreme but plausible market 
conditions.\5\ The Commission since has

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approved, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\6\ and issued a 
Notice of No-Objection to, pursuant to Section 806(e)(1)(I) of the 
Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010,\7\ OCC's 
adoption of procedures designed to clarify for Clearing Members and 
market participants the manner in which OCC would resize the Clearing 
Fund on a monthly basis and, if necessary, collect additional financial 
resources through intra-day margin calls and intra-month increases of 
the Clearing Fund (``Procedures'').\8\ Under the Procedures, OCC 
continues to size the Clearing Fund on the first business day of each 
month, with the Clearing Fund size equal to a base amount and an 
additional prudential margin of safety determined by OCC, currently set 
at $1.8 billion. The base amount is equal to the peak five-day rolling 
average of Clearing Fund draws \9\ observed over the preceding three 
calendar months. However, under the Procedures, OCC must issue an 
intra-day margin call in the event that a projected draw on the 
Clearing Fund under stress tests conducted by OCC exceeds 75% of the 
then-current size of OCC's Clearing Fund. In addition, OCC must 
increase the size of the Clearing Fund intra-month where a projected 
draw, after taking into account intra-day margin collected under the 
Procedures, exceeds 90% of the then-current size of the Clearing Fund.
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73579 (November 12, 
2014), 79 FR 68747 (November 18, 2014) (SR-OCC-2014-807). On 
November 13, 2014, OCC filed SR- OCC-2014-21 with the Commission to 
delete the second sentence of Rule 1001(a), preserving the suspended 
effectiveness of that sentence until such time as the Commission 
approves or disapproves SR-OCC-2014-21. See Securities Exchange Act 
Release No. 73685 (November 25, 2014), 79 FR 71479 (December 2, 
2014) (SR-OCC-2014-21). SR-OCC-2014-21 remains pending because on 
March 2, 2015 the Commission published an order instituting 
proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the 
filing. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74406 (March 2, 
2015), 80 FR 12232 (March 6, 2015) (SR-OCC-2014-21).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
    \7\ 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(I).
    \8\ See Footnote 3 above. Since the Commission issued such 
approval and Notice of No-Objection, OCC has amended the Procedures 
as set forth in SR-OCC-2015-012.
    \9\ Clearing Fund draws are the amounts that OCC would have been 
required to draw against the Clearing Fund under the daily 
idiosyncratic default and minor systemic default scenario 
calculations conducted by OCC (i.e., the amount of projected losses 
not covered by margin deposits or deposits in lieu of margin).
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    OCC is proposing to amend Rule 1001(a) to codify, in accordance 
with the Procedures, the process by which such Clearing Fund size: (i) 
is determined and set on a monthly basis, and (ii) may be increased on 
an intra-month basis. The proposed rule change provides greater 
transparency to Clearing Members and other market participants, because 
OCC's practices with regard to the monthly sizing of the Clearing Fund 
and OCC's ability to increase the Clearing Fund intra-month in 
accordance with the Procedures would be codified in the text of Rule 
1001(a).
2. Statutory Basis
    OCC believes the proposed rule change is consistent with Section 
17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act,\10\ and the rules and regulations thereunder 
because it would safeguard securities and funds in the custody and 
control of OCC. The Commission has already found that the Procedures 
are consistent with the Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder--
more specifically, the Commission found that the Procedures are 
consistent with Rule 17Ad-22(b)(3) since they should ensure that OCC is 
capable of obtaining sufficient financial resources in a timely manner 
to withstand the default of a clearing member presenting the largest 
exposure to OCC.\11\ By codifying the Procedures, as described above, 
as well as permitting OCC to take action pursuant to the Procedures, 
the proposed rule change would provide OCC with the authority necessary 
to resize its Clearing Fund pursuant to the Procedures and thereby 
safeguard securities and funds in the custody and control of OCC. In 
addition, the proposed rule change would ensure that market 
participants have sufficient information to identify and evaluate the 
risks and costs of using OCC's services since the proposed rule change 
would be incorporated into OCC's Rules (which are made available to the 
public on OCC's public Web site), in compliance with Rule 17Ad-
22(d)(9).\12\ The proposed rule change is not inconsistent with the 
existing rules of OCC, including any other rules proposed to be 
amended.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(F).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(b)(3).
    \12\ 17 CFR 240.17Ad-22(d)(9).
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(B) Clearing Agency's Statement on Burden on Competition

    OCC does not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any 
burden on competition.\13\ OCC believes that the proposed rule change 
would not unfairly inhibit access to OCC's services or disadvantage or 
favor any particular user in relationship to another user because OCC 
would continue to size and increase the size of the Clearing Fund as 
per the Procedures for which the Commission issued its approval and 
non-objection to and without regard to any particular user or Clearing 
Member that makes Clearing Fund contributions.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78q-1(b)(3)(I).
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    For the foregoing reasons, OCC believes that the proposed rule 
change is in the public interest, would be consistent with the 
requirements of the Act applicable to clearing agencies, and would not 
impose a burden on competition.

(C) Clearing Agency's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change 
Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments on the proposed rule change were not and are not 
intended to be solicited with respect to the proposed rule change and 
none have been received.

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

    Within 45 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period up to 90 days (i) as the 
Commission may designate if it finds such longer period to be 
appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission will:
    (A) by order approve or disapprove 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

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-OCC-2015-013 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-OCC-2015-013. 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/

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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 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be 
available for inspection and copying at the principal office of OCC and 
on OCC's Web site at http://www.theocc.com/components/docs/legal/rules_and_bylaws/sr_occ_15_013.pdf. 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-OCC-2015-013 and should be submitted on 
or before July 17, 2015.
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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\
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                              the date of publication of notice of filing                public in accordance with the                          solicit comments on the proposed rule
                                              thereof in the Federal Register. The                       provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                    change from interested persons.
                                              proposed amendments should further                         available for Web site viewing and
                                                                                                                                                                I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                              increase the Exchange’s transparency                       printing in the Commission’s Public
                                                                                                                                                                Terms of Substance of the Proposed
                                              with respect to the operation of various                   Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                                                                                Rule Change
                                              order types and modifiers, and serve to                    Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                              enhance investors’ understanding of the                    business days between the hours of                        The Commission recently approved a
                                              tools available with respect to the                        10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                 proposed rule change, and issued a
                                              handling of their orders. Accelerated                      filing also will be available for                      Notice of No-Objection to an Advance
                                              approval would allow the Exchange to                       inspection and copying at the principal                Notice Filing, concerning the
                                              update its rule text immediately, thus                     office of the Exchange. All comments                   establishment of procedures to resize
                                              providing users with greater clarity with                  received will be posted without change;                OCC’s Clearing Fund and the addition
                                              respect to the use and potential use of                    the Commission does not edit personal                  of financial resources through intra-day
                                              functionality offered by the Exchange.                     identifying information from                           margin calls and/or an intra-month
                                              In addition, the initial proposal was                      submissions. You should submit only                    increase of the Clearing Fund.3 This
                                              open for comment for twenty-one days                       information that you wish to make                      proposed rule change by OCC would
                                              after publication and generated no                         available publicly. All submissions                    codify the authority granted to OCC
                                              comment. Accordingly, the Commission                       should refer to File Number SR–                        through such approval and non-
                                              believes that good cause exists,                           NASDAQ–2015–024 and should be                          objection by amending the second
                                              consistent with sections 6(b)(5) and                       submitted on or before July 17, 2015.                  sentence of Rule 1001(a).
                                              19(b) of the Act,30 to approve the filing,                                                                        II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                              as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the                       V. Conclusion
                                                                                                                                                                Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
                                              proposed rule change, on an accelerated                      It is therefore ordered, pursuant to                 Proposed Rule Change
                                              basis.                                                     section 19(b)(2) of the Act,31 that the                   In its filing with the Commission,
                                              IV. Solicitation of Comments                               proposed rule change (SR–NASDAQ–                       OCC included statements concerning
                                                Interested persons are invited to                        2015–024) be, and it hereby is,                        the purpose of and basis for the
                                              submit written data, views, and                            approved, asamended.                                   proposed rule change and discussed any
                                              arguments concerning the foregoing,                          For the Commission, by the Division of               comments it received on the proposed
                                              including whether the proposed rule                        Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated             rule change. The text of these statements
                                              change, as amended, is consistent with                     authority.32                                           may be examined at the places specified
                                              the Act. Comments may be submitted by                      Robert W. Errett,                                      in Item IV below. OCC has prepared
                                              any of the following methods:                              Deputy Secretary.                                      summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B),
                                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2015–15686 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am]            and (C) below, of the most significant
                                              Electronic Comments                                                                                               aspects of these statements.
                                                                                                         BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                              comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                                 (A) Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                              rules/sro.shtml); or                                                                                              Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
                                                                                                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                • Send an email to rule-comments@                                                                               Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                         COMMISSION
                                              sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                                                                           1. Purpose
                                              NASDAQ–2015–024 on the subject line.                       [Release No. 34–75260; File No. SR–OCC–                   OCC is submitting this proposed rule
                                              Paper Comments                                             2015–013]                                              change to amend Rule 1001(a) in order
                                                 • Send paper comments in triplicate                                                                            to codify the Commission’s recent
                                                                                                         Self-Regulatory Organizations; The                     approval of and non-objection to
                                              to Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary,                     Options Clearing Corporation; Notice
                                              Securities and Exchange Commission,                                                                               procedures for resizing the Clearing
                                                                                                         of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To                   Fund on a monthly basis and increasing
                                              100 F Street NE., Washington, DC                           Codify Procedures for Resizing the
                                              20549–1090.                                                                                                       such Clearing Fund size on an intra-
                                                                                                         Options Clearing Corporation’s                         month basis to ensure OCC maintains
                                              All submissions should refer to File                       Clearing Fund on a Monthly Basis and                   sufficient financial resources consistent
                                              Number SR–NASDAQ–2015–024. This                            Increasing Such Clearing Fund Size on                  with regulatory requirements.4
                                              file number should be included on the                      an Intra-Month Basis                                      On October 16, 2014, OCC filed a
                                              subject line if email is used. To help the
                                                                                                         June 22, 2015.                                         notice reflecting emergency action taken
                                              Commission process and review your
                                                                                                                                                                to permit it to increase the size of the
                                              comments more efficiently, please use                         Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                 Clearing Fund intra-month to ensure
                                              only one method. The Commission will                       Securities Exchange Act of 1934                        that it had sufficient financial resources
                                              post all comments on the Commission’s                      (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                to cover the potential loss associated
                                              Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                     notice is hereby given that on June 19,                with a Clearing Member default that
                                              rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                            2015, The Options Clearing Corporation                 presented the largest exposure to OCC
                                              submission, all subsequent                                 (‘‘OCC’’) filed with the Securities and                under extreme but plausible market
                                              amendments, all written statements                         Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)                   conditions.5 The Commission since has
                                              with respect to the proposed rule                          the proposed rule change as described
                                              change that are filed with the                             in Items I, II and III below, which Items                3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74980
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                                              Commission, and all written                                have been prepared by OCC. The                         (May 15, 2015), 80 FR 29364 (May 21, 2015) (SR–
                                              communications relating to the                             Commission is publishing this notice to                OCC–2015–009). See also Securities Exchange Act
                                              proposed rule change between the                                                                                  Release No. 74981 (May 15, 2015), 80 FR 29367
                                                                                                                                                                (May 21, 2015) (SR–OCC–2014–811).
                                              Commission and any person, other than                        31 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).                                4 Id.
                                              those that may be withheld from the                          32 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73579
                                                                                                           1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                                                                                                                                (November 12, 2014), 79 FR 68747 (November 18,
                                                30 15   U.S.C. 78f(b)(5); 15 U.S.C. 78s(b).                2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                                                           Continued




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                                              approved, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)                  Clearing Members and other market                      any particular user or Clearing Member
                                              of the Act,6 and issued a Notice of No-                 participants, because OCC’s practices                  that makes Clearing Fund contributions.
                                              Objection to, pursuant to Section                       with regard to the monthly sizing of the                  For the foregoing reasons, OCC
                                              806(e)(1)(I) of the Payment, Clearing,                  Clearing Fund and OCC’s ability to                     believes that the proposed rule change
                                              and Settlement Supervision Act of                       increase the Clearing Fund intra-month                 is in the public interest, would be
                                              2010,7 OCC’s adoption of procedures                     in accordance with the Procedures                      consistent with the requirements of the
                                              designed to clarify for Clearing Members                would be codified in the text of Rule                  Act applicable to clearing agencies, and
                                              and market participants the manner in                   1001(a).                                               would not impose a burden on
                                              which OCC would resize the Clearing                                                                            competition.
                                                                                                      2. Statutory Basis
                                              Fund on a monthly basis and, if
                                                                                                         OCC believes the proposed rule                      (C) Clearing Agency’s Statement on
                                              necessary, collect additional financial
                                              resources through intra-day margin calls                change is consistent with Section                      Comments on the Proposed Rule
                                              and intra-month increases of the                        17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act,10 and the rules               Change Received From Members,
                                              Clearing Fund (‘‘Procedures’’).8 Under                  and regulations thereunder because it                  Participants, or Others
                                              the Procedures, OCC continues to size                   would safeguard securities and funds in                  Written comments on the proposed
                                              the Clearing Fund on the first business                 the custody and control of OCC. The                    rule change were not and are not
                                              day of each month, with the Clearing                    Commission has already found that the                  intended to be solicited with respect to
                                              Fund size equal to a base amount and                    Procedures are consistent with the Act,                the proposed rule change and none have
                                              an additional prudential margin of                      and the rules and regulations                          been received.
                                              safety determined by OCC, currently set                 thereunder—more specifically, the
                                                                                                                                                             III. Date of Effectiveness of the
                                              at $1.8 billion. The base amount is equal               Commission found that the Procedures
                                                                                                                                                             Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                              to the peak five-day rolling average of                 are consistent with Rule 17Ad–22(b)(3)
                                                                                                                                                             Commission Action
                                              Clearing Fund draws 9 observed over the                 since they should ensure that OCC is
                                              preceding three calendar months.                        capable of obtaining sufficient financial                 Within 45 days of the date of
                                              However, under the Procedures, OCC                      resources in a timely manner to                        publication of this notice in the Federal
                                              must issue an intra-day margin call in                  withstand the default of a clearing                    Register or within such longer period
                                              the event that a projected draw on the                  member presenting the largest exposure                 up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may
                                              Clearing Fund under stress tests                        to OCC.11 By codifying the Procedures,                 designate if it finds such longer period
                                              conducted by OCC exceeds 75% of the                     as described above, as well as                         to be appropriate and publishes its
                                              then-current size of OCC’s Clearing                     permitting OCC to take action pursuant                 reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which
                                              Fund. In addition, OCC must increase                    to the Procedures, the proposed rule                   the self-regulatory organization
                                              the size of the Clearing Fund intra-                    change would provide OCC with the                      consents, the Commission will:
                                              month where a projected draw, after                     authority necessary to resize its Clearing                (A) by order approve or disapprove
                                              taking into account intra-day margin                    Fund pursuant to the Procedures and                    the proposed rule change, or
                                              collected under the Procedures, exceeds                 thereby safeguard securities and funds                    (B) institute proceedings to determine
                                              90% of the then-current size of the                     in the custody and control of OCC. In                  whether the proposed rule change
                                              Clearing Fund.                                          addition, the proposed rule change                     should be disapproved.
                                                 OCC is proposing to amend Rule                       would ensure that market participants                  IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                              1001(a) to codify, in accordance with                   have sufficient information to identify
                                              the Procedures, the process by which                    and evaluate the risks and costs of using                Interested persons are invited to
                                              such Clearing Fund size: (i) is                         OCC’s services since the proposed rule                 submit written data, views and
                                              determined and set on a monthly basis,                  change would be incorporated into                      arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                              and (ii) may be increased on an intra-                  OCC’s Rules (which are made available                  including whether the proposed rule
                                              month basis. The proposed rule change                   to the public on OCC’s public Web site),               change is consistent with the Act.
                                              provides greater transparency to                        in compliance with Rule 17Ad–                          Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                                                                      22(d)(9).12 The proposed rule change is                the following methods:
                                              2014) (SR–OCC–2014–807). On November 13, 2014,          not inconsistent with the existing rules
                                              OCC filed SR- OCC–2014–21 with the Commission                                                                  Electronic Comments
                                                                                                      of OCC, including any other rules
                                              to delete the second sentence of Rule 1001(a),                                                                   • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                              preserving the suspended effectiveness of that          proposed to be amended.
                                              sentence until such time as the Commission                                                                     comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                              approves or disapproves SR–OCC–2014–21. See             (B) Clearing Agency’s Statement on                     rules/sro.shtml); or
                                              Securities Exchange Act Release No. 73685               Burden on Competition                                    • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                              (November 25, 2014), 79 FR 71479 (December 2,                                                                  sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
                                              2014) (SR–OCC–2014–21). SR–OCC–2014–21                    OCC does not believe that the
                                              remains pending because on March 2, 2015 the            proposed rule change would impose any                  OCC–2015–013 on the subject line.
                                              Commission published an order instituting               burden on competition.13 OCC believes
                                              proceedings to determine whether to approve or
                                                                                                                                                             Paper Comments
                                                                                                      that the proposed rule change would not
                                              disapprove the filing. See Securities Exchange Act                                                               • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                              Release No. 74406 (March 2, 2015), 80 FR 12232          unfairly inhibit access to OCC’s services
                                                                                                                                                             to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
                                              (March 6, 2015) (SR–OCC–2014–21).                       or disadvantage or favor any particular
                                                 6 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).                                                                                      Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                      user in relationship to another user
                                                 7 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(I).                                                                                  Washington, DC 20549–1090.
                                                                                                      because OCC would continue to size
                                                 8 See Footnote 3 above. Since the Commission
                                                                                                      and increase the size of the Clearing                  All submissions should refer to File
                                              issued such approval and Notice of No-Objection,                                                               Number SR–OCC–2015–013. This file
                                              OCC has amended the Procedures as set forth in          Fund as per the Procedures for which
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                                              SR–OCC–2015–012.                                        the Commission issued its approval and                 number should be included on the
                                                 9 Clearing Fund draws are the amounts that OCC
                                                                                                      non-objection to and without regard to                 subject line if email is used. To help the
                                              would have been required to draw against the                                                                   Commission process and review your
                                              Clearing Fund under the daily idiosyncratic default       10 15                                                comments more efficiently, please use
                                              and minor systemic default scenario calculations                U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).
                                              conducted by OCC (i.e., the amount of projected
                                                                                                        11 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(b)(3).                         only one method. The Commission will
                                              losses not covered by margin deposits or deposits         12 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(d)(9).                         post all comments on the Commission’s
                                              in lieu of margin).                                       13 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(I).                         Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/


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                                              rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         have been prepared by OCC. OCC filed                     adoption of the Procedure.7 The
                                              submission, all subsequent                              the proposal pursuant to section                         Procedure sets forth the steps that
                                              amendments, all written statements                      19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–                   clarify, for clearing members and market
                                              with respect to the proposed rule                       4(f)(1) thereunder 4 so that the proposal                participants, the manner in which OCC
                                              change that are filed with the                          was effective upon filing with the                       would, if necessary, collect additional
                                              Commission, and all written                             Commission. The Commission is                            financial resources through intra-day
                                              communications relating to the                          publishing this notice to solicit                        margin calls and intra-month increases
                                              proposed rule change between the                        comments on the proposed rule change                     of is [sic] Clearing Fund. As part of the
                                              Commission and any person, other than                   from interested persons.                                 Procedure, information concerning
                                              those that may be withheld from the                                                                              OCC’s Clearing Fund is reported to
                                              public in accordance with the                           I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                                                                                                                                               OCC’s senior management and the Risk
                                              provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                     Terms of Substance of the Proposed
                                                                                                                                                               Committee on a weekly basis through
                                              available for Web site viewing and                      Rule Change
                                                                                                                                                               Dashboard Reports.
                                              printing in the Commission’s Public                       This proposed rule change concerns                        When OCC first adopted the
                                              Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                       administrative changes to The Options                    Procedure, Dashboard Reports were
                                              Washington, DC 20549 on official                        Clearing Corporation’s (‘‘OCC’’)                         distributed to OCC’s senior management
                                              business days between the hours of                      Financial Resources Monitoring and                       and the Risk Committee directly by
                                              10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                  Call Procedure (‘‘Procedure’’).                          OCC’s Financial Risk Management
                                              filing also will be available for                       Specifically, OCC is proposing to                        Department’s management. In an order
                                              inspection and copying at the principal                 change the method by which Dashboard                     [sic] to harmonize the manner in which
                                              office of OCC and on OCC’s Web site at                  Reports (defined below) are distributed                  Dashboard Reports are provided to the
                                              http://www.theocc.com/components/                       to OCC’s senior management and the                       Risk Committee with the manner in
                                              docs/legal/rules_and_bylaws/sr_occ_15_                  Risk Committee of OCC’s Board of                         which materials are provided to the Risk
                                              013.pdf. All comments received will be                  Directors (‘‘Risk Committee’’).                          Committee generally, OCC is proposing
                                              posted without change; the Commission                                                                            to make an administrative amendment
                                              does not edit personal identifying                      II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
                                                                                                                                                               to section 3.5 of the Procedure such that
                                              information from submissions. You                       Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
                                                                                                                                                               Dashboard Reports would be provide
                                              should submit only information that                     Proposed Rule Change
                                                                                                                                                               [sic] to the Legal Department’s
                                              you wish to make available publicly. All                  In its filing with the Commission,                     Corporate Assistant by the Financial
                                              submissions should refer to File                        OCC included statements concerning                       Risk Management Department’s
                                              Number SR–OCC–2015–013 and should                       the purpose of and basis for the                         management for subsequent
                                              be submitted on or before July 17,2015.                 proposed rule change and discussed any                   dissemination to OCC’s senior
                                                For the Commission, by the Division of                comments it received on the proposed                     management and the Risk Committee.
                                              Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated              rule change. The text of these statements                The ultimate reviewers of Dashboard
                                              authority.14                                            may be examined at the places specified                  Reports would not be changed in any
                                              Robert W. Errett,                                       in Item IV below. OCC has prepared                       manner.
                                              Deputy Secretary.                                       summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B),                  In addition to the above, OCC also
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–15693 Filed 6–25–15; 8:45 am]             and (C) below, of the most significant                   proposes to correct typographical errors
                                              BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                  aspects of these statements.                             throughout the Procedure.
                                                                                                      (A) Clearing Agency’s Statement of the                   2. Statutory Basis
                                                                                                      Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the                    OCC believes the proposed rule
                                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                                                                      Proposed Rule Change                                     change is consistent with section
                                              COMMISSION
                                                                                                      1. Purpose                                               17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act,8 and the rules
                                              [Release No. 34–75255; File No. SR–OCC–                                                                          and regulations thereunder because it is
                                              2015–012]                                                 This proposed rule change concerns                     designed to promote the prompt and
                                                                                                      administrative changes to the Procedure                  accurate clearance and settlement of
                                              Self-Regulatory Organizations; The                      in that information concerning OCC’s
                                              Options Clearing Corporation; Notice                                                                             securities transactions. As described
                                                                                                      Clearing Fund that is reported to OCC’s                  above, the manner in which senior
                                              of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness                   senior management and the Risk
                                              of Proposed Rule Change Concerning                                                                               management and the Risk Committee
                                                                                                      Committee on a weekly basis through                      are provided with Dashboard Reports
                                              Administrative Changes to The                           dashboards (‘‘Dashboard Reports’’)
                                              Options Clearing Corporation’s                                                                                   would be harmonized with the manner
                                                                                                      would now be first distributed to the                    in which the Risk Committee is
                                              Financial Resources Monitoring and                      Legal Department’s Corporate Assistant
                                              Call Procedure                                                                                                   provided with information generally.
                                                                                                      for subsequent dissemination to OCC’s                    This practice would better ensure that
                                              June 22, 2015.                                          senior management and the Risk                           the Risk Committee is provided with
                                                 Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the                  Committee.                                               appropriate information in a timely
                                              Securities Exchange Act of 1934                           By way of background, the                              manner to discharge its responsibilities
                                              (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                 Commission has recently approved,                        as a committee of OCC’s Board of
                                              notice is hereby given that on June 18,                 pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5                Directors,9 thereby promoting the
                                              2015, The Options Clearing Corporation                  and issued a Notice of No-Objection to,
                                              (‘‘OCC’’) filed with the Securities and                 pursuant to section 806(e)(1)(I) of the                    7 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74980
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                                              Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)                    Payment, Clearing, and Settlement                        (May 15, 2015), 80 FR 29364 (May 21, 2015) (SR–
                                              the proposed rule change as described                   Supervision Act of 2010,6 OCC’s                          OCC–2015–009). See also Securities Exchange Act
                                                                                                                                                               Release No. 74981 (May 15, 2015), 80 FR 29367
                                              in Items I, II and III below, which Items                                                                        (May 21, 2015) (SR–OCC–2014–811).
                                                                                                        3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                                8 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).
                                                14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                              4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1).                                9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 71751
                                                1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                  5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
                                                                                                                                                               (March 19, 2014), 79 FR 16414 (March 25, 2014)
                                                2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                     6 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(I).                             (SR–OCC–2014–04).



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