80 FR 66608 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Rules 6.74A and 6.74B

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66608-66609]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27520]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76251; File No. SR-CBOE-2015-026]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated; Notice of Withdrawal of a Proposed Rule Change Relating 
to Rules 6.74A and 6.74B

October 23, 2015.
    On March 6, 2015, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated 
(the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a 
proposed rule change to amend its rules regarding the solicitation of 
Market-Makers as the contra party to an agency order entered into the 
Exchange's Automated Improvement Mechanism and Solicitation Auction 
Mechanism auctions. The proposed rule change was published for comment 
in the Federal Register on March 23, 2015.\3\ On May 4, 2015, the 
Commission extended the time period within which to approve the 
proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute 
proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule 
change, to June 21, 2015.\4\ On June 18, 2015, the Commission 
instituted proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove 
the proposed rule change.\5\ On July 21, 2015, the Commission received 
a letter from the Exchange responding to the Order Instituting 
Proceedings.\6\ Subsequently, the Commission received two other comment 
letters on the proposed rule change.\7\ On September 14, 2015, the 
Commission issued a notice of designation of a longer period for 
Commission action on proceedings to determine whether to approve or

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disapprove the proposed rule change.\8\ On October 22, 2015, CBOE 
withdrew the proposed rule change (SR-CBOE-2015-026).
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74519 (March 17, 
2015), 80 FR 15264.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74862 (May 4, 2015), 
80 FR 26599 (May 8, 2015).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75245 (June 18, 
2015), 80 FR 36386 (June 24, 2015) (``Order Instituting 
Proceedings'').
    \6\ See Letter to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, from 
Kyle Edwards, Attorney, CBOE, dated July 21, 2015.
    \7\ See Letter to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, from 
Gavin Rowe, Senior Director, Dash Financial LLC, dated August 11, 
2015; Letter to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Commission, from 
Benjamin Londergan, Executive Managing Director, Convergex Execution 
Solutions, dated September 15, 2015.
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 75908 (September 14, 
2015), 80 FR 56525 (September 18, 2015).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-27520 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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