81_FR_1261 81 FR 1255 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Credit Option Margin Pilot Program Through January 17, 2017

81 FR 1255 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Credit Option Margin Pilot Program Through January 17, 2017

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)

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FR Document2016-00259

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1255-1257]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00259]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-76824; File No. SR-CBOE-2015-118]


 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a 
Proposed Rule Change To Extend the Credit Option Margin Pilot Program 
Through January 17, 2017

January 5, 2016.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on December 23, 2015, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated 
(the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described 
in Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the 
Exchange. The Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial'' 
proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 
\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\4\ 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.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \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 proposes to amend Rule 12.3 by extending the Credit Option 
Margin Pilot Program through January 17, 2017.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
Web site (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), 
at the Exchange's Office of the Secretary, and at the Commission's 
Public Reference Room.

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

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange 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. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    On February 2, 2011, the Commission approved the Exchange's 
proposal to establish a Credit Option Margin Pilot Program 
(``Program'').\5\ The proposal became effective on a pilot basis to run 
on a parallel track with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

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(``FINRA'') Rule 4240 that similarly operates on an interim pilot 
basis.\6\
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    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63819 (February 2, 
2011), 76 FR 6838 (February 8, 2011) order approving (SR-CBOE-2010-
106). To implement the Program, the Exchange amended Rule 12.3(l), 
Margin Requirements, to make CBOE's margin requirements for Credit 
Options consistent with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 
(``FINRA'') Rule 4240, Margin Requirements for Credit Default Swaps. 
CBOE's Credit Options (i.e., Credit Default Options and Credit 
Default Basket Options) are analogous to credit default swaps.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59955 (May 22, 
2009), 74 FR 25586 (May 28, 2009) (Notice of Filing and Order 
Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change; SR-FINRA-
2009-012).
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    On January 17, 2012, the Exchange filed a rule change to, among 
other things, decouple the Program with the FINRA program and to extend 
the expiration date of the Program to January 17, 2013.\7\ The Program, 
however, continues to be substantially similar to the provisions of the 
FINRA program. Subsequently, the Exchange filed rule changes to extend 
the program until January 17, 2014, January 16, 2015, and January 15, 
2016, respectively.\8\ The Exchange believes that extending the 
expiration date of the Program further will allow for further analysis 
of the Program and a determination of how the Program should be 
structured in the future. Thus, the Exchange is now currently proposing 
to extend the duration of the Program for an additional year until 
January 17, 2017. Additionally, the Exchange believes that it is in the 
public interest to extend the expiration date of the Program because it 
will continue to allow the Exchange to list Credit Options for trading. 
As a result, the Exchange will remain competitive with the Over-the-
Counter market with respect to swaps and security-based swaps. In the 
future, if the Exchange proposes an additional extension of the Credit 
Option Margin Pilot Program or proposes to make the Program permanent, 
then the Exchange will submit a filing proposing such amendments to the 
Program.
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66163 (January 17, 
2012), 77 FR 3318 (January 23, 2012) (SR-CBOE-2012-007).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 68539 (December 27, 
2012), 78 FR 138 (January 2, 2013) (SR-CBOE-2012-125), 71124 
(December 18, 2013), 78 FR 77754 (December 24, 2013) (SR-CBOE-2013-
123), and 73837 (December 15, 2014), 79 FR 75850 (December 19, 2014) 
(SR-CBOE-2014-091).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to the 
Exchange and, in particular, the requirements of Section 6(b) of the 
Act.\9\ Specifically, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is 
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \10\ requirements that the rules of 
an exchange be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and 
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster 
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, 
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and 
facilitation transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and 
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market 
system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest. 
Additionally, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is 
consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \11\ requirement that the rules of 
an exchange not be designed to permit unfair discrimination between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \11\ Id.
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    In particular, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change 
will further the purposes of the Act because, consistent with the goals 
of the Commission at the initial adoption of the program, the margin 
requirements set forth by the proposed rule change will help to 
stabilize the financial markets. In addition, the proposed rule change 
is substantially similar to existing FINRA Rule 4240.

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. Specifically, the Exchange 
believes that, by extending the expiration of the Program, the proposed 
rule change will allow for further analysis of the Program and a 
determination of how the Program shall be structured in the future. In 
doing so, the proposed rule change will also serve to promote 
regulatory clarity and consistency, thereby reducing burdens on the 
marketplace and facilitating investor protection.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on 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:
    A. significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest;
    B. impose any significant burden on competition; and
    C. become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was 
filed, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has 
become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \12\ and 
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \13\ thereunder.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
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    In its filing the Exchange requested that the Commission waive the 
30-day operative delay period after which a proposed rule change under 
Rule 19b-4(f)(6) becomes effective. Waiver of the 30-day operative 
delay would allow the Exchange to extend the pilot program prior to its 
expiration on January 15, 2016.
    The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is 
consistent with the protection of investors and public interest, as it 
will allow for the least amount of market disruption as the pilot will 
continue without interruption. For this reason, the Commission 
designates the proposed rule change to be operative upon filing.\14\
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    \14\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission has also 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 summarily may temporarily suspend 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. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission will institute proceedings to 
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or 
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-CBOE-2015-118 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Robert W. Errett, 
Deputy Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2015-118. This file

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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 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 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 SR-CBOE-2015-118 and should be 
submitted on or before February 1, 2016.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12) and (59).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       Commission process and review your                     and Exchange Commission (the
                                                Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     comments more efficiently, please use                  ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
                                                Commission Action                                       only one method. The Commission will                   change as described in Items I, II, and
                                                   Because the foregoing proposed rule                  post all comments on the Commission’s                  III below, which Items have been
                                                change does not: (A) Significantly affect               Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                 prepared by the Exchange. The
                                                the protection of investors or the public               rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                        Exchange filed the proposal as a ‘‘non-
                                                interest; (B) impose any significant                    submission, all subsequent                             controversial’’ proposed rule change
                                                burden on competition; and (C) by its                   amendments, all written statements                     pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of
                                                terms, become operative for 30 days                     with respect to the proposed rule                      the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)
                                                from the date on which it was filed or                  change that are filed with the                         thereunder.4 The Commission is
                                                such shorter time as the Commission                     Commission, and all written                            publishing this notice to solicit
                                                may designate it has become effective                   communications relating to the                         comments on the proposed rule change
                                                pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the                  proposed rule change between the                       from interested persons.
                                                Act 24 and paragraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–                Commission and any person, other than
                                                                                                                                                               I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                4 thereunder,25 the Exchange has                        those that may be withheld from the
                                                                                                                                                               Statement of the Terms of Substance of
                                                designated this rule filing as non-                     public in accordance with the
                                                                                                                                                               the Proposed Rule Change
                                                controversial. The Exchange has given                   provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
                                                                                                        available for Web site viewing and                        CBOE proposes to amend Rule 12.3 by
                                                the Commission written notice of its
                                                                                                        printing in the Commission’s Public                    extending the Credit Option Margin
                                                intent to file the proposed rule change,
                                                                                                        Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                      Pilot Program through January 17, 2017.
                                                along with a brief description and text                                                                           The text of the proposed rule change
                                                of the proposed rule change at least five               Washington, DC 20549, on official
                                                                                                        business days between the hours of                     is available on the Exchange’s Web site
                                                business days prior to the date of filing                                                                      (http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/
                                                of the proposed rule change, or such                    10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
                                                                                                        filing will also be available for                      CBOELegalRegulatoryHome.aspx), at
                                                shorter time as designated by the                                                                              the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary,
                                                Commission.                                             inspection and copying at the principal
                                                                                                        office of the Exchange. All comments                   and at the Commission’s Public
                                                   At any time within 60 days of the
                                                                                                        received will be posted without change;                Reference Room.
                                                filing of the proposed rule change, the
                                                Commission summarily may                                the Commission does not edit personal                  II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                temporarily suspend such rule change if                 identifying information from                           Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                it appears to the Commission that such                  submissions. You should submit only                    Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                action is: (1) Necessary or appropriate in              information that you wish to make                      Change
                                                the public interest; (2) for the protection             available publicly. All submissions
                                                                                                        should refer to File No. SR–BATS–                         In its filing with the Commission, the
                                                of investors; or (3) otherwise in                                                                              Exchange included statements
                                                furtherance of the purposes of the Act.                 2015–119 and should be submitted on
                                                                                                        or before February 1, 2016.                            concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                                If the Commission takes such action, the                                                                       the proposed rule change and discussed
                                                Commission shall institute proceedings                    For the Commission, by the Division of               any comments it received on the
                                                to determine whether the proposed rule                  Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated             proposed rule change. The text of these
                                                should be approved or disapproved.                      authority.26
                                                                                                                                                               statements may be examined at the
                                                                                                        Robert W. Errett,
                                                IV. Solicitation of Comments                                                                                   places specified in Item IV below. The
                                                                                                        Deputy Secretary.                                      Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                                  Interested persons are invited to                     [FR Doc. 2016–00250 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]             forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
                                                submit written data, views and                          BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                 the most significant aspects of such
                                                arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                                                                                                                               statements.
                                                including whether the proposal is
                                                consistent with the Act. Comments may                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                be submitted by any of the following                    COMMISSION                                             Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                methods:                                                                                                       Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                        [Release No. 34–76824; File No. SR–CBOE–               Change
                                                Electronic Comments                                     2015–118]
                                                   • Use the Commission’s Internet                                                                             1. Purpose
                                                                                                        Self-Regulatory Organizations;
                                                comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                                                                                 On February 2, 2011, the Commission
                                                                                                        Chicago Board Options Exchange,
                                                rules/sro.shtml); or                                                                                           approved the Exchange’s proposal to
                                                                                                        Incorporated; Notice of Filing and
                                                   • Send an email to rule-                                                                                    establish a Credit Option Margin Pilot
                                                                                                        Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
                                                comments@sec.gov. Please include File                                                                          Program (‘‘Program’’).5 The proposal
                                                                                                        Rule Change To Extend the Credit
                                                No. SR–BATS–2015–119 on the subject                                                                            became effective on a pilot basis to run
                                                                                                        Option Margin Pilot Program Through
                                                line.                                                                                                          on a parallel track with Financial
                                                                                                        January 17, 2017
                                                                                                                                                               Industry Regulatory Authority
                                                Paper Comments
                                                                                                        January 5, 2016.
                                                   • Send paper comments in triplicate                     Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                   3 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
                                                to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                     4 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
                                                Commission, 100 F Street NE.,                           ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
                                                                                                                                                                  5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 63819

                                                Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                                                                     (February 2, 2011), 76 FR 6838 (February 8, 2011)
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                                                                                                        notice is hereby given that on December                order approving (SR–CBOE–2010–106). To
                                                All submissions should refer to File No.                23, 2015, Chicago Board Options                        implement the Program, the Exchange amended
                                                SR–BATS–2015–119. This file number                      Exchange, Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’               Rule 12.3(l), Margin Requirements, to make CBOE’s
                                                should be included on the subject line                  or ‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the Securities                 margin requirements for Credit Options consistent
                                                                                                                                                               with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
                                                if email is used. To help the                                                                                  (‘‘FINRA’’) Rule 4240, Margin Requirements for
                                                                                                          26 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                           Credit Default Swaps. CBOE’s Credit Options (i.e.,
                                                  24 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                              1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                               Credit Default Options and Credit Default Basket
                                                  25 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                    2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                  Options) are analogous to credit default swaps.



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                                                (‘‘FINRA’’) Rule 4240 that similarly                    processing information with respect to,                Act 12 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 13
                                                operates on an interim pilot basis.6                    and facilitation transactions in                       thereunder.
                                                   On January 17, 2012, the Exchange                    securities, to remove impediments to                      In its filing the Exchange requested
                                                filed a rule change to, among other                     and perfect the mechanism of a free and                that the Commission waive the 30-day
                                                things, decouple the Program with the                   open market and a national market                      operative delay period after which a
                                                FINRA program and to extend the                         system, and, in general, to protect                    proposed rule change under Rule 19b–
                                                expiration date of the Program to                       investors and the public interest.                     4(f)(6) becomes effective. Waiver of the
                                                January 17, 2013.7 The Program,                         Additionally, the Exchange believes the                30-day operative delay would allow the
                                                however, continues to be substantially                  proposed rule change is consistent with                Exchange to extend the pilot program
                                                similar to the provisions of the FINRA                  the Section 6(b)(5) 11 requirement that                prior to its expiration on January 15,
                                                program. Subsequently, the Exchange                     the rules of an exchange not be designed               2016.
                                                filed rule changes to extend the program                to permit unfair discrimination between                   The Commission believes that
                                                until January 17, 2014, January 16, 2015,               customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.               waiving the 30-day operative delay is
                                                and January 15, 2016, respectively.8 The                  In particular, the Exchange believes                 consistent with the protection of
                                                Exchange believes that extending the                    that the proposed rule change will                     investors and public interest, as it will
                                                expiration date of the Program further                  further the purposes of the Act because,               allow for the least amount of market
                                                will allow for further analysis of the                  consistent with the goals of the                       disruption as the pilot will continue
                                                Program and a determination of how the                  Commission at the initial adoption of                  without interruption. For this reason,
                                                Program should be structured in the                     the program, the margin requirements                   the Commission designates the
                                                future. Thus, the Exchange is now                       set forth by the proposed rule change                  proposed rule change to be operative
                                                currently proposing to extend the                       will help to stabilize the financial                   upon filing.14
                                                duration of the Program for an                          markets. In addition, the proposed rule                   At any time within 60 days of the
                                                additional year until January 17, 2017.                 change is substantially similar to                     filing of the proposed rule change, the
                                                Additionally, the Exchange believes that                existing FINRA Rule 4240.                              Commission summarily may
                                                it is in the public interest to extend the                                                                     temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                                expiration date of the Program because                  B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      it appears to the Commission that such
                                                it will continue to allow the Exchange                  Statement on Burden on Competition                     action is necessary or appropriate in the
                                                to list Credit Options for trading. As a                  CBOE does not believe that the                       public interest, for the protection of
                                                result, the Exchange will remain                        proposed rule change will impose any                   investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
                                                competitive with the Over-the-Counter                   burden on competition that is not                      the purposes of the Act. If the
                                                market with respect to swaps and                        necessary or appropriate in furtherance                Commission takes such action, the
                                                security-based swaps. In the future, if                 of the purposes of the Act. Specifically,              Commission will institute proceedings
                                                the Exchange proposes an additional                     the Exchange believes that, by extending               to determine whether the proposed rule
                                                extension of the Credit Option Margin                   the expiration of the Program, the                     change should be approved or
                                                Pilot Program or proposes to make the                   proposed rule change will allow for                    disapproved.
                                                Program permanent, then the Exchange                    further analysis of the Program and a                  IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                                will submit a filing proposing such                     determination of how the Program shall
                                                amendments to the Program.                                                                                       Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                        be structured in the future. In doing so,              submit written data, views, and
                                                2. Statutory Basis                                      the proposed rule change will also serve               arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                                                                                        to promote regulatory clarity and                      including whether the proposed rule
                                                   The Exchange believes the proposed                   consistency, thereby reducing burdens
                                                rule change is consistent with the Act                                                                         change is consistent with the Act.
                                                                                                        on the marketplace and facilitating                    Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                and the rules and regulations                           investor protection.
                                                thereunder applicable to the Exchange                                                                          the following methods:
                                                and, in particular, the requirements of                 C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      Electronic Comments
                                                Section 6(b) of the Act.9 Specifically,                 Statement on Comments on the
                                                the Exchange believes the proposed rule                 Proposed Rule Change Received From                       • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                change is consistent with the Section                   Members, Participants, or Others                       comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                6(b)(5) 10 requirements that the rules of                                                                      rules/sro.shtml); or
                                                                                                          The Exchange neither solicited nor                     • Send an email to rule-
                                                an exchange be designed to prevent                      received comments on the proposed                      comments@sec.gov. Please include File
                                                fraudulent and manipulative acts and                    rule change.                                           Number SR–CBOE–2015–118 on the
                                                practices, to promote just and equitable
                                                                                                        III. Date of Effectiveness of the                      subject line.
                                                principles of trade, to foster cooperation
                                                and coordination with persons engaged                   Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                    Paper Comments
                                                in regulating, clearing, settling,                      Commission Action
                                                                                                                                                                 • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                                                                          Because the foregoing proposed rule                  to Robert W. Errett, Deputy Secretary,
                                                   6 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59955
                                                                                                        change does not:                                       Securities and Exchange Commission,
                                                (May 22, 2009), 74 FR 25586 (May 28, 2009) (Notice
                                                of Filing and Order Granting Accelerated Approval         A. significantly affect the protection               100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
                                                of Proposed Rule Change; SR–FINRA–2009–012).            of investors or the public interest;                   20549.
                                                   7 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 66163
                                                                                                          B. impose any significant burden on                  All submissions should refer to File
                                                (January 17, 2012), 77 FR 3318 (January 23, 2012)
                                                                                                        competition; and                                       Number SR–CBOE–2015–118. This file
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                                                (SR–CBOE–2012–007).
                                                   8 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. 68539       C. become operative for 30 days from
                                                (December 27, 2012), 78 FR 138 (January 2, 2013)        the date on which it was filed, or such                  12 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                (SR–CBOE–2012–125), 71124 (December 18, 2013),          shorter time as the Commission may                       13 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).
                                                78 FR 77754 (December 24, 2013) (SR–CBOE–2013–          designate, it has become effective                        14 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
                                                123), and 73837 (December 15, 2014), 79 FR 75850                                                               operative delay, the Commission has also
                                                (December 19, 2014) (SR–CBOE–2014–091).                 pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the
                                                                                                                                                               considered the proposed rule’s impact on
                                                   9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
                                                                                                                                                               efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
                                                   10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                                11 Id.                                               15 U.S.C. 78c(f).



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                                                number should be included on the                        Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the                        believes that it is clear that some of the
                                                subject line if email is used. To help the              proposed rule change as described in                   systems listed are operated by FINRA
                                                Commission process and review your                      Items I, II, and III below, which Items                (e.g., FINRA’s OTCBB Service), the
                                                comments more efficiently, please use                   have been prepared by the Exchange.                    Exchange believes that expressly stating
                                                only one method. The Commission will                    The Commission is publishing this                      that the systems include those of FINRA
                                                post all comments on the Commission’s                   notice to solicit comments on the                      will make the rule more clear. Nasdaq
                                                Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                  proposed rule change from interested                   is also updating the list of FINRA
                                                rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                         persons.                                               systems that the connectivity options
                                                submission, all subsequent                                                                                     under the rule may connect to. Nasdaq
                                                amendments, all written statements                      I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      notes that, from time to time, new
                                                with respect to the proposed rule                       Statement of the Terms of Substance of                 systems are added by Nasdaq and
                                                change that are filed with the                          the Proposed Rule Change                               FINRA, and Nasdaq is taking this
                                                Commission, and all written                                Nasdaq is proposing to amend Nasdaq                 opportunity to update the rule with all
                                                communications relating to the                          Rule 7015 to clarify the connectivity                  of the FINRA systems covered by the
                                                proposed rule change between the                        options and application of the fees                    rule. As such, Nasdaq is updating the
                                                Commission and any person, other than                   assessed thereunder.                                   rule to include the FINRA Trade
                                                those that may be withheld from the                        The text of the proposed rule change                Reporting and Compliance Engine
                                                public in accordance with the                           is available at nasdaq.cchwallstreet.com               (‘‘TRACE’’), and the FINRA OTC
                                                provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                     [sic] at Nasdaq [sic] principal office, and            Reporting Facility (‘‘ORF’’).
                                                available for Web site viewing and                      at the Commission’s Public Reference                      Second, Nasdaq is proposing to clarify
                                                printing in the Commission’s Public                     Room.                                                  the use of the term ‘‘port pair,’’ which
                                                Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                                                                              is used inconsistently under the rule.
                                                Washington, DC 20549 on official                        II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     For certain ports under Rule 7015 that
                                                business days between the hours of                      Statement of the Purpose of, and                       are used for either trading or data,
                                                10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                  Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                 Nasdaq additionally provides a disaster
                                                filing also will be available for                       Change                                                 recovery port at no cost. Such a disaster
                                                inspection and copying at the principal                   In its filing with the Commission,                   recovery port provides connectivity to
                                                office of the Exchange. All comments                    Nasdaq included statements concerning                  Nasdaq’s or FINRA’s disaster recovery
                                                received will be posted without change;                 the purpose of, and basis for, the                     location in the event of a failure of
                                                the Commission does not edit personal                   proposed rule change and discussed any                 Nasdaq’s or FINRA’s primary trading
                                                identifying information from                            comments it received on the proposed                   infrastructure. Nasdaq has provided
                                                submissions. You should submit only                     rule change. The text of those                         disaster recovery ports at no cost since
                                                information that you wish to make                       statements may be examined at the                      2006 to encourage member firms to
                                                available publicly. All submissions                     places specified in Item IV below. The                 maintain such connectivity in the event
                                                should refer to File Number SR–CBOE–                    Exchange has prepared summaries, set                   of a market disruption so that the
                                                2015–118 and should be submitted on                     forth in sections A, B, and C below, of                market as a whole could continue to
                                                or before February 1, 2016.                             the most significant parts of such                     operate.3 As noted, Nasdaq has not used
                                                  For the Commission, by the Division of                statements.                                            the term port pair consistently under the
                                                Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                                                                     rule, whereby in certain cases, port pair
                                                authority.15                                            A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      is not noted in the rule yet Nasdaq
                                                                                                        Statement of the Purpose of, and                       provides a disaster recovery port
                                                Robert W. Errett,
                                                                                                        Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule                 nonetheless.4 Accordingly, the
                                                Deputy Secretary.
                                                                                                        Change                                                 Exchange is eliminating the term port
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–00259 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        1. Purpose                                             pair and is clarifying the rule by
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                                                                                                                                                               specifically noting when a disaster
                                                                                                           Rule 7015 provides the charges                      recovery port is available for a particular
                                                                                                        Nasdaq assesses for equity securities                  protocol under a rule.5
                                                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 market connectivity to systems operated
                                                COMMISSION                                                                                                        Third, Nasdaq is reorganizing and
                                                                                                        by Nasdaq. Nasdaq is amending Rule                     adding language to subparagraph (a) of
                                                [Release No. 34–76825; File No. SR–                     7015 in seven ways: (1) To clarify how
                                                NASDAQ–2015–162]                                        Rule 7015 applies to FINRA systems; (2)                   3 Although Nasdaq encourages all member firms

                                                                                                        to clarify the term ‘‘port pair’’; (3) to              and options participants to have and use disaster
                                                Self-Regulatory Organizations; The                      clarify QIX protocol connectivity                      recovery ports and to participate in disaster
                                                NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of                      options; (4) to clarify FIX protocol                   recovery testing, the Exchange historically was
                                                Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of                                                                          unable to compel a member firm to connect to, or
                                                                                                        connectivity options; (5) to eliminate                 otherwise take the steps necessary to, use a disaster
                                                Proposed Rule Change To Amend                           outdated CTCI connectivity options that                recovery port. Nasdaq recently adopted rules to
                                                Nasdaq Rule 7015                                        rely on Nasdaq-supported circuits; (6) to              require mandatory business continuity and disaster
                                                                                                                                                               recovery plans testing by certain member firms and
                                                January 5, 2016.                                        eliminate CTCI connectivity as it relates              options participants, consistent with Regulation
                                                   Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                  to FINRA/NASDAQ Trade Reporting                        SCI. See Rule 1170; see also Securities Exchange
                                                Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         Facility; and (7) to add clarifying rule               Act Release No. 76368 (November 5, 2015), 80 FR
                                                                                                        text and numbering to the section of the               70045 (November 12, 2015) (SR–NASDAQ–2015–
                                                (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                                                                        134). As a consequence, certain member firms will
                                                                                                        rule concerning other port fees.
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                                                notice is hereby given that, on December                                                                       be required to use disaster recovery ports and
                                                23, 2015, The NASDAQ Stock Market                          First, Nasdaq is proposing to add                   participate in business continuity and disaster
                                                LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed                  clarifying language to the preamble of                 recovery plans testing.
                                                with the Securities and Exchange                        the rule. Specifically, Nasdaq is                         4 For example, a FIX Trading Port under Rule

                                                                                                        proposing to note that the various                     7015(b).
                                                                                                                                                                  5 A disaster recovery port is available for QIX,
                                                  15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12) and (59).                   connectivity options under the rule                    FIX, and CTCI protocol ports under Rules 7015(a),
                                                  1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                include connectivity to systems                        (b), (c). Disaster recovery ports are also available for
                                                  2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                   operated by FINRA. Although Nasdaq                     all of the ports available under Rule 7015(g)(2).



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FR Citation81 FR 1255 

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