81_FR_54801 81 FR 54643 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Expand the Nonstandard Expirations Pilot Program To Include Monday Expirations

81 FR 54643 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Expand the Nonstandard Expirations Pilot Program To Include Monday Expirations

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

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FR Document2016-19441

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54643-54645]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19441]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-78531; File No. SR-CBOE-2016-046]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Expand the 
Nonstandard Expirations Pilot Program To Include Monday Expirations

August 10, 2016.

I. Introduction

    On June 14, 2016, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated 
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to expand the End of Week/End of 
Month Pilot Program to permit P.M.-settled options on broad-based 
indexes to expire on any Monday of the month. The proposed rule change 
was published for comment in the Federal Register on June 28, 2016.\3\ 
The Commission received no comments on the proposal. This order 
approves the proposed rule change.
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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. 78132 (June 22, 
2016), 81 FR 42018 (June 28, 2016) (``Notice'').
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II. Description of the Proposal

    CBOE proposes to expand its existing Nonstandard Expirations Pilot 
Program (the ``Pilot'').\4\ Under the terms of the current Pilot, the 
Exchange is permitted to list P.M.-settled options on broad-based 
indexes to expire on (a) any Friday of the month, other than the third 
Friday-of-the-month (``EOW''), (b) the last trading day of the month 
(``EOM''), and (c) any Wednesday of the month, other than a Wednesday 
that coincides with an EOM (``WED'').\5\ Under the proposal, the 
Exchange will expand the Pilot to permit P.M.-settled options on broad-
based indexes to

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expire on any Monday of the month other than Mondays that coincide with 
an EOM (``Monday Expirations''). The Exchange also proposes to 
reorganize the rules relating to existing EOW and WED expirations 
together with the proposed Monday Expirations into a new category 
called ``Weekly Expirations.'' \6\
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    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62911 (September 14, 
2010), 75 FR 57539 (September 21, 2010) (order approving SR-CBOE-
2009-075) (``Pilot Approval Order''). See also Securities Exchange 
Act Release No. 76909 (January 14, 2016), 81 FR 3512 (January 21, 
2016) (SR-CBOE-2015-106) (order approving an expansion and extension 
of the Pilot) (``WED Approval Order''). The Pilot is currently set 
to expire on May 3, 2017. See id.
    \5\ EOWs, EOMs, and WEDs are permitted on any broad-based index 
that is eligible for regular options trading. EOWs, EOMs, and WEDs 
are cash-settled expirations with European-style exercise, and are 
subject to the same rules that govern the trading of standard index 
options. See CBOE Rule 24.9(e).
    \6\ The Exchange also proposes conforming changes to CBOE Rule 
24.9(e)(2), which the Exchange represents are non-substantive in 
nature. See Notice, supra note 3, at n. 6.
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A. Monday Expirations

    The Exchange's proposed rule change will allow it to open for 
trading Monday Expirations on any broad-based index eligible for 
standard options trading to expire on any Monday of the month, other 
than a Monday that is EOM.\7\ Monday Expirations will be treated the 
same as options on the same underlying index that expire on the third 
Friday of the expiration month, except that they will be P.M.-
settled,\8\ and will be subject to the same rules that currently govern 
the trading of traditional index options, including sales practice 
rules, margin requirements, and floor trading procedures.\9\ In 
addition, Monday Expirations on the same broad-based index will be 
aggregated with option contracts on the same broad-based index for 
position limits, if any, and any applicable reporting and other 
requirements.\10\ Contract terms for Monday Expirations will be similar 
to the current EOWs and WEDs, as described below.\11\
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    \7\ See proposed CBOE Rule 24.9(e)(1).
    \8\ See id.
    \9\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 42019.
    \10\ See proposed CBOE Rule 24.4(b).
    \11\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 42019.
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B. Weekly Expirations

    The proposal would eliminate the designations ``EOW'' and ``WED'' 
but preserve the existing concepts of EOWs and WEDs by combining them 
with the proposed Monday Expirations into a new category, Weekly 
Expirations. The maximum number of expirations that may be listed for 
Weekly Expirations (including the proposed Monday Expirations) is the 
same as the maximum number of expirations permitted in CBOE Rule 
24.9(a)(2) for standard options on the same broad-based index, and CBOE 
proposes that other expirations in the same class will not be counted 
as part of the maximum number of Weekly Expirations expirations for a 
particular broad-based index class.\12\ Other than expirations that 
coincide with an EOM expiration, CBOE's proposed rule will require that 
Weekly Expirations (including the proposed Monday Expirations) expire 
on consecutive Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays, as applicable.\13\ 
Further, a new group of Weekly Expirations (including the proposed 
Monday Expirations) that are first listed in a given class may begin 
with an initial expiration up to four weeks from the date that CBOE 
first lists the group.\14\
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    \12\ See proposed CBOE Rule 24.9(e)(1).
    \13\ See id.
    \14\ See id.
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    With respect to listing, if the last trading day of a month falls 
on a day on which the exchange would normally list an EOM and a Weekly 
Expiration (including the proposed Monday Expirations), the Exchange 
will list an EOM and not a Weekly Expiration.\15\
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    \15\ See id.
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    Finally, the exchange proposes to address the expiration of Weekly 
Expirations on days that the Exchange is not open for business: If the 
exchange is not open for business on a respective Monday, the normally 
Monday-expiring Weekly Expirations will expire on the following 
business day. If the Exchange is not open for business on a respective 
Wednesday or Friday, the normally Wednesday- or Friday-expiring Weekly 
Expirations will expire on the previous business day.\16\
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    \16\ See id.
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C. Annual Pilot Program Report

    The Exchange has previously undertaken to submit a Pilot report to 
the Commission at least two months prior to the expiration date of the 
Pilot (the ``Annual Report''). The Exchange represents that it will 
expand the Annual Report to provide the same data and analysis related 
to the proposed Monday Expirations (encompassed by the proposed Weekly 
Expirations category) as is currently provided for EOW, EOM, and WED 
expirations.\17\
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    \17\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 42020-21.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and 
regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange 
and, in particular, with Section 6(b) of the Act.\18\ In particular, 
the Commission finds that the proposed rule change is consistent with 
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\19\ which requires, among other things, 
that a national securities exchange have rules 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 facilitating 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.
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    \18\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). In approving this proposed rule change, 
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on 
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 
78c(f).
    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Commission has had concerns about the adverse effects and 
impact of P.M. settlement upon market volatility and the operation of 
fair and orderly markets on the underlying cash market at or near the 
close of trading. Only in limited instances has the Commission 
previously approved P.M. settlement for cash-settled options. In 
addition to approving the original Pilot \20\ and expanding it to 
include WEDs,\21\ in 1993, the Commission approved CBOE's listing of 
P.M.-settled, cash-settled options on certain broad-based indexes 
expiring on the first business day of the month following the end of 
each calendar quarter.\22\ In 2010, the Commission approved CBOE's 
listing of P.M.-settled FLEX options on a pilot basis.\23\ The 
Commission also approved the listing of P.M.-settled SPX index options 
on a pilot basis.\24\
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    \20\ See Pilot Approval Order, supra note 4.
    \21\ See WED Approval Order, supra note 4.
    \22\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 31800 (February 1, 
1993), 58 FR 7274 (February 5, 1993) (SR-CBOE-92-13). In 2006, CBOE 
implemented, on a pilot basis, listing of P.M.-settled index options 
expiring on the last business day of a calendar quarter. See 
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54123 (July 11, 2006), 71 FR 
40558 (July 17, 2006) (SR-CBOE-2006-65).
    \23\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61439 (January 28, 
2010), 75 FR 5831 (February 4, 2010) (SR-CBOE-2009-087).
    \24\ The Commission initially approved P.M.-settled SPX index 
options (``SPXPM'') on a 14-month pilot basis (the ``SPXPM Pilot'') 
on C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (``C2''). See Securities 
Exchange Act Release No. 65256 (September 2, 2011), 76 FR 55969 
(September 9, 2011) (SR-C2-2011-008). The SPXPM Pilot was 
subsequently transferred from C2 to CBOE and reset to a new 12-month 
pilot period. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 68888 
(February 8, 2013), 78 FR 10668 (February 14, 2013) (SR-CBOE-2012-
120). In 2013, the Commission approved the addition of P.M.-settled 
mini-SPX index options to the SPXPM Pilot and the pilot's extension. 
See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70087 (July 31, 2013), 78 FR 
47809 (August 6, 2013) (SR-CBOE-2013-055).
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    The Commission believes that it is appropriate to approve the 
Monday Expirations proposal (as encompassed by the proposed Weekly 
Expirations category) on a pilot basis in order to allow the Exchange 
to gain experience with the new Monday Expirations and collect data 
concerning Monday

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Expirations. The addition of Monday Expirations would offer additional 
investment options to investors and may be useful for their investment 
or hedging objectives, including the ability to hedge over-the-weekend 
risk. The Commission believes that the proposal strikes a reasonable 
balance between the Exchange's desire to offer a wider array of 
investment opportunities and the need to avoid unnecessary 
proliferation of options series that may burden some liquidity 
providers and further stress options quotation and transaction 
infrastructure. Further, including the new Monday Expirations in the 
Pilot should allow for both the Exchange and the Commission to continue 
monitoring the potential for adverse market effects of P.M. settlement 
on the market, including the underlying cash equities markets at the 
expiration of these options.
    The Commission notes that CBOE will provide the Commission with the 
Annual Report analyzing volume and open interest of EOMs and Weekly 
Expirations (including the proposed Monday Expirations), which will 
also contain information and analysis of EOMs and Weekly Expirations 
trading patterns and index price volatility and share trading activity 
for series that exceed minimum parameters. This information should be 
useful to the Commission as it evaluates whether allowing P.M. 
settlement for EOMs and Weekly Expirations has resulted in increased 
market and price volatility in the underlying component stocks, 
particularly at expiration. The Pilot information should help the 
Commission and CBOE assess the impact on the markets and determine 
whether changes to these programs are necessary or appropriate. 
Furthermore, the Exchange's ongoing analysis of the Pilot should help 
it monitor any potential risks from large P.M.-settled positions and 
take appropriate action if warranted.

IV. Conclusion

    It is Therefore Ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\25\ that the proposed rule change (SR-CBOE-2016-046) be, and it 
hereby is, approved.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\26\
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    \26\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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                                                    alternatives offer them better value. The               Comments may be submitted by any of                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                    Exchange does not believe that the                      the following methods:                                 COMMISSION
                                                    proposed additional tier would burden
                                                    competition, but instead, enhances                      Electronic Comments                                    [Release No. 34–78531; File No. SR–CBOE–
                                                                                                                                                                   2016–046]
                                                    competition, as it is intended to increase                • Use the Commission’s Internet
                                                    the competitiveness of and draw                         comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                      Self-Regulatory Organizations;
                                                    additional volume to the Exchange. The                  rules/sro.shtml); or                                   Chicago Board Options Exchange,
                                                    Exchange does not believe the amended                                                                          Incorporated; Order Approving a
                                                    tier would burden intramarket                             • Send an email to rule-comments@
                                                                                                            sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                Proposed Rule Change To Expand the
                                                    competition as it would apply to all                                                                           Nonstandard Expirations Pilot
                                                    Members uniformly. Accordingly, the                     BatsEDGX–2016–42 on the subject line.
                                                                                                                                                                   Program To Include Monday
                                                    Exchange does not believe that the                      Paper Comments                                         Expirations
                                                    proposed change will impair the ability
                                                    of Members or competing venues to                         • Send paper comments in triplicate                  August 10, 2016.
                                                    maintain their competitive standing in                  to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                  I. Introduction
                                                    the financial markets.                                  Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                       With regard to the proposed logical                  Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                On June 14, 2016, Chicago Board
                                                    port fee amendment, the Exchange                                                                               Options Exchange, Incorporated
                                                                                                            All submissions should refer to File                   (‘‘CBOE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
                                                    believes that fees for connectivity are
                                                                                                            Number SR–BatsEDGX–2016–42. This                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                    constrained by the robust competition
                                                                                                            file number should be included on the                  (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section
                                                    for order flow among exchanges and
                                                                                                            subject line if email is used. To help the             19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act
                                                    non-exchange markets. Further,
                                                                                                            Commission process and review your                     of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4
                                                    excessive fees for connectivity,
                                                    including logical port fees, would serve                comments more efficiently, please use                  thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to
                                                    to impair an exchange’s ability to                      only one method. The Commission will                   expand the End of Week/End of Month
                                                    compete for order flow rather than                      post all comments on the Commission’s                  Pilot Program to permit P.M.-settled
                                                    burdening competition. The Exchange                     Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                 options on broad-based indexes to
                                                    also does not believe the proposed rule                 rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                        expire on any Monday of the month.
                                                    change would impact intramarket                         submission, all subsequent                             The proposed rule change was
                                                    competition as it would apply to all                    amendments, all written statements                     published for comment in the Federal
                                                    Members and non-Members equally.                        with respect to the proposed rule                      Register on June 28, 2016.3 The
                                                                                                            change that are filed with the                         Commission received no comments on
                                                    C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       Commission, and all written                            the proposal. This order approves the
                                                    Statement on Comments on the                            communications relating to the                         proposed rule change.
                                                    Proposed Rule Change Received From                      proposed rule change between the
                                                    Members, Participants, or Others                                                                               II. Description of the Proposal
                                                                                                            Commission and any person, other than
                                                                                                            those that may be withheld from the                       CBOE proposes to expand its existing
                                                      The Exchange has not solicited, and
                                                                                                            public in accordance with the                          Nonstandard Expirations Pilot Program
                                                    does not intend to solicit, comments on
                                                                                                            provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                    (the ‘‘Pilot’’).4 Under the terms of the
                                                    this proposed rule change. The
                                                                                                            available for Web site viewing and                     current Pilot, the Exchange is permitted
                                                    Exchange has not received any
                                                                                                            printing in the Commission’s Public                    to list P.M.-settled options on broad-
                                                    unsolicited written comments from
                                                                                                            Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                      based indexes to expire on (a) any
                                                    Members or other interested parties.
                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20549, on official                      Friday of the month, other than the
                                                    III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       business days between the hours of                     third Friday-of-the-month (‘‘EOW’’), (b)
                                                    Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                 the last trading day of the month
                                                    Commission Action                                       filing also will be available for                      (‘‘EOM’’), and (c) any Wednesday of the
                                                                                                            inspection and copying at the principal                month, other than a Wednesday that
                                                       The foregoing rule change has become
                                                                                                            office of the Exchange. All comments                   coincides with an EOM (‘‘WED’’).5
                                                    effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)
                                                                                                            received will be posted without change;                Under the proposal, the Exchange will
                                                    of the Act 21 and paragraph (f) of Rule
                                                                                                            the Commission does not edit personal                  expand the Pilot to permit P.M.-settled
                                                    19b–4 thereunder.22 At any time within
                                                                                                            identifying information from                           options on broad-based indexes to
                                                    60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
                                                    change, the Commission summarily may                    submissions. You should submit only                      1 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
                                                    temporarily suspend such rule change if                 information that you wish to make                        2 17  CFR 240.19b–4.
                                                    it appears to the Commission that such                  available publicly. All submissions                       3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 78132

                                                    action is necessary or appropriate in the               should refer to File Number SR–                        (June 22, 2016), 81 FR 42018 (June 28, 2016)
                                                    public interest, for the protection of                  BatsEDGX–2016–42, and should be                        (‘‘Notice’’).
                                                                                                                                                                      4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 62911
                                                    investors, or otherwise in furtherance of               submitted on or before September 6,
                                                                                                                                                                   (September 14, 2010), 75 FR 57539 (September 21,
                                                    the purposes of the Act.                                2016.                                                  2010) (order approving SR–CBOE–2009–075)
                                                                                                              For the Commission, by the Division of               (‘‘Pilot Approval Order’’). See also Securities
                                                    IV. Solicitation of Comments                                                                                   Exchange Act Release No. 76909 (January 14, 2016),
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                                                                                                            Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                      Interested persons are invited to                                                                            81 FR 3512 (January 21, 2016) (SR–CBOE–2015–
                                                                                                            authority.23                                           106) (order approving an expansion and extension
                                                    submit written data, views, and                         Robert W. Errett,                                      of the Pilot) (‘‘WED Approval Order’’). The Pilot is
                                                    arguments concerning the foregoing,                                                                            currently set to expire on May 3, 2017. See id.
                                                    including whether the proposed rule                     Deputy Secretary.                                         5 EOWs, EOMs, and WEDs are permitted on any

                                                    change is consistent with the Act.                      [FR Doc. 2016–19444 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]            broad-based index that is eligible for regular options
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                                                                                                                                                                   expirations with European-style exercise, and are
                                                      21 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).                                                                                   subject to the same rules that govern the trading of
                                                      22 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f).                                 23 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                         standard index options. See CBOE Rule 24.9(e).



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                                                    expire on any Monday of the month                       Weekly Expirations (including the                     designed to prevent fraudulent and
                                                    other than Mondays that coincide with                   proposed Monday Expirations) expire                   manipulative acts and practices, to
                                                    an EOM (‘‘Monday Expirations’’). The                    on consecutive Mondays, Wednesdays,                   promote just and equitable principles of
                                                    Exchange also proposes to reorganize                    or Fridays, as applicable.13 Further, a               trade, to foster cooperation and
                                                    the rules relating to existing EOW and                  new group of Weekly Expirations                       coordination with persons engaged in
                                                    WED expirations together with the                       (including the proposed Monday                        regulating, clearing, settling, processing
                                                    proposed Monday Expirations into a                      Expirations) that are first listed in a               information with respect to, and
                                                    new category called ‘‘Weekly                            given class may begin with an initial                 facilitating transactions in securities, to
                                                    Expirations.’’ 6                                        expiration up to four weeks from the                  remove impediments to and perfect the
                                                                                                            date that CBOE first lists the group.14               mechanism of a free and open market
                                                    A. Monday Expirations
                                                                                                               With respect to listing, if the last               and a national market system, and, in
                                                       The Exchange’s proposed rule change                  trading day of a month falls on a day on              general, to protect investors and the
                                                    will allow it to open for trading Monday                which the exchange would normally list                public interest.
                                                    Expirations on any broad-based index                    an EOM and a Weekly Expiration                           The Commission has had concerns
                                                    eligible for standard options trading to                (including the proposed Monday                        about the adverse effects and impact of
                                                    expire on any Monday of the month,                      Expirations), the Exchange will list an               P.M. settlement upon market volatility
                                                    other than a Monday that is EOM.7                       EOM and not a Weekly Expiration.15                    and the operation of fair and orderly
                                                    Monday Expirations will be treated the                     Finally, the exchange proposes to                  markets on the underlying cash market
                                                    same as options on the same underlying                  address the expiration of Weekly                      at or near the close of trading. Only in
                                                    index that expire on the third Friday of                Expirations on days that the Exchange is              limited instances has the Commission
                                                    the expiration month, except that they                  not open for business: If the exchange is             previously approved P.M. settlement for
                                                    will be P.M.-settled,8 and will be subject              not open for business on a respective                 cash-settled options. In addition to
                                                    to the same rules that currently govern                 Monday, the normally Monday-expiring                  approving the original Pilot 20 and
                                                    the trading of traditional index options,               Weekly Expirations will expire on the                 expanding it to include WEDs,21 in
                                                    including sales practice rules, margin                  following business day. If the Exchange               1993, the Commission approved CBOE’s
                                                    requirements, and floor trading                         is not open for business on a respective              listing of P.M.-settled, cash-settled
                                                    procedures.9 In addition, Monday                        Wednesday or Friday, the normally                     options on certain broad-based indexes
                                                    Expirations on the same broad-based                     Wednesday- or Friday-expiring Weekly                  expiring on the first business day of the
                                                    index will be aggregated with option                    Expirations will expire on the previous               month following the end of each
                                                    contracts on the same broad-based index                 business day.16                                       calendar quarter.22 In 2010, the
                                                    for position limits, if any, and any                                                                          Commission approved CBOE’s listing of
                                                    applicable reporting and other                          C. Annual Pilot Program Report                        P.M.-settled FLEX options on a pilot
                                                    requirements.10 Contract terms for                         The Exchange has previously                        basis.23 The Commission also approved
                                                    Monday Expirations will be similar to                   undertaken to submit a Pilot report to                the listing of P.M.-settled SPX index
                                                    the current EOWs and WEDs, as                           the Commission at least two months                    options on a pilot basis.24
                                                    described below.11                                      prior to the expiration date of the Pilot                The Commission believes that it is
                                                                                                            (the ‘‘Annual Report’’). The Exchange                 appropriate to approve the Monday
                                                    B. Weekly Expirations
                                                                                                            represents that it will expand the                    Expirations proposal (as encompassed
                                                       The proposal would eliminate the                     Annual Report to provide the same data                by the proposed Weekly Expirations
                                                    designations ‘‘EOW’’ and ‘‘WED’’ but                    and analysis related to the proposed                  category) on a pilot basis in order to
                                                    preserve the existing concepts of EOWs                  Monday Expirations (encompassed by                    allow the Exchange to gain experience
                                                    and WEDs by combining them with the                     the proposed Weekly Expirations                       with the new Monday Expirations and
                                                    proposed Monday Expirations into a                      category) as is currently provided for                collect data concerning Monday
                                                    new category, Weekly Expirations. The                   EOW, EOM, and WED expirations.17
                                                    maximum number of expirations that                                                                              20 See  Pilot Approval Order, supra note 4.
                                                    may be listed for Weekly Expirations                    III. Discussion and Commission                          21 See  WED Approval Order, supra note 4.
                                                    (including the proposed Monday                          Findings                                                 22 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 31800

                                                    Expirations) is the same as the                            After careful review, the Commission               (February 1, 1993), 58 FR 7274 (February 5, 1993)
                                                                                                                                                                  (SR–CBOE–92–13). In 2006, CBOE implemented, on
                                                    maximum number of expirations                           finds that the proposed rule change is                a pilot basis, listing of P.M.-settled index options
                                                    permitted in CBOE Rule 24.9(a)(2) for                   consistent with the requirements of the               expiring on the last business day of a calendar
                                                    standard options on the same broad-                     Act and the rules and regulations                     quarter. See Securities Exchange Act Release No.
                                                    based index, and CBOE proposes that                     thereunder applicable to a national                   54123 (July 11, 2006), 71 FR 40558 (July 17, 2006)
                                                                                                                                                                  (SR–CBOE–2006–65).
                                                    other expirations in the same class will                securities exchange and, in particular,                  23 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 61439
                                                    not be counted as part of the maximum                   with Section 6(b) of the Act.18 In                    (January 28, 2010), 75 FR 5831 (February 4, 2010)
                                                    number of Weekly Expirations                            particular, the Commission finds that                 (SR–CBOE–2009–087).
                                                    expirations for a particular broad-based                the proposed rule change is consistent                   24 The Commission initially approved P.M.-

                                                    index class.12 Other than expirations                   with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,19 which              settled SPX index options (‘‘SPXPM’’) on a 14-
                                                                                                                                                                  month pilot basis (the ‘‘SPXPM Pilot’’) on C2
                                                    that coincide with an EOM expiration,                   requires, among other things, that a                  Options Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘C2’’). See
                                                    CBOE’s proposed rule will require that                  national securities exchange have rules               Securities Exchange Act Release No. 65256
                                                                                                                                                                  (September 2, 2011), 76 FR 55969 (September 9,
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                                                      6 The Exchange also proposes conforming                 13 See id.                                          2011) (SR–C2–2011–008). The SPXPM Pilot was
                                                    changes to CBOE Rule 24.9(e)(2), which the                14 See id.                                          subsequently transferred from C2 to CBOE and reset
                                                    Exchange represents are non-substantive in nature.        15 See id.                                          to a new 12-month pilot period. See Securities
                                                    See Notice, supra note 3, at n. 6.                        16 See id.
                                                                                                                                                                  Exchange Act Release No. 68888 (February 8, 2013),
                                                      7 See proposed CBOE Rule 24.9(e)(1).                                                                        78 FR 10668 (February 14, 2013) (SR–CBOE–2012–
                                                                                                              17 See Notice, supra note 3, at 42020–21.
                                                      8 See id.                                                                                                   120). In 2013, the Commission approved the
                                                                                                              18 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). In approving this proposed
                                                      9 See Notice, supra note 3, at 42019.
                                                                                                                                                                  addition of P.M.-settled mini-SPX index options to
                                                                                                            rule change, the Commission has considered the        the SPXPM Pilot and the pilot’s extension. See
                                                      10 See proposed CBOE Rule 24.4(b).
                                                                                                            proposed rule’s impact on efficiency, competition,    Securities Exchange Act Release No. 70087 (July 31,
                                                      11 See Notice, supra note 3, at 42019.                and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).          2013), 78 FR 47809 (August 6, 2013) (SR–CBOE–
                                                      12 See proposed CBOE Rule 24.9(e)(1).                   19 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                             2013–055).



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                                                    Expirations. The addition of Monday                       SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                         SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                                    Expirations would offer additional
                                                    investment options to investors and may                   Meeting of the Advisory Committee on                  Meeting of the Interagency Task Force
                                                    be useful for their investment or                         Veterans Business Affairs                             on Veterans Small Business
                                                    hedging objectives, including the ability                                                                       Development
                                                    to hedge over-the-weekend risk. The                       AGENCY:U.S. Small Business
                                                                                                              Administration                                        AGENCY:  U.S. Small Business
                                                    Commission believes that the proposal                                                                           Administration
                                                    strikes a reasonable balance between the                        Notice of open Federal Advisory
                                                                                                              ACTION:                                               ACTION: Notice of open Federal
                                                    Exchange’s desire to offer a wider array                  Committee meeting.                                    Interagency Task Force Meeting.
                                                    of investment opportunities and the
                                                    need to avoid unnecessary proliferation                   SUMMARY:  The SBA is issuing this notice              SUMMARY:    The SBA is issuing this notice
                                                    of options series that may burden some                    to announce the loation, date, time and               to announce the loation, date, time and
                                                    liquidity providers and further stress                    agenda for the next meeting of the                    agenda for the next meeting of the
                                                    options quotation and transaction                         Advisory Committee on Veterans                        Interagency Task Force on Veterans
                                                    infrastructure. Further, including the                    Business Affairs. The meeting will be                 Small Business Development. The
                                                    new Monday Expirations in the Pilot                       open to the public.                                   meeting will be open to the public.
                                                    should allow for both the Exchange and                                                                          DATES: Date and Time: Thursday,
                                                                                                              DATES: Wednesday, September 16, 2016,
                                                    the Commission to continue monitoring                                                                           September 15, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to
                                                                                                              from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
                                                    the potential for adverse market effects                                                                        12:00 noon.
                                                    of P.M. settlement on the market,                         ADDRESSES:  U.S. Small Business                       ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business
                                                    including the underlying cash equities                    Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,                   Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,
                                                    markets at the expiration of these                        Washington, DC 20416, Eisenhower                      Washington, DC 20416.
                                                    options.                                                  Conference room, side B, located on the                  Where: Eisenhower Conference room,
                                                       The Commission notes that CBOE will                    concourse level.                                      side b, located on the Concourse level.
                                                    provide the Commission with the                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Pursuant               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
                                                    Annual Report analyzing volume and                        to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal                    to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
                                                    open interest of EOMs and Weekly                          Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,                     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,
                                                    Expirations (including the proposed                       Appendix 2), SBA announces the                        Appendix 2), SBA announces the
                                                    Monday Expirations), which will also                      meeting of the Advisory Committee on                  meeting of the Interagency Task Force
                                                    contain information and analysis of                       Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA). The                on Veterans Small Business
                                                    EOMs and Weekly Expirations trading                       ACVBA serves as an independent                        Development. The Task Force is
                                                    patterns and index price volatility and                   source of advice and policy                           established pursuant to Executive Order
                                                    share trading activity for series that                    recommendation to the Administrator of                13540 and focused on coordinating and
                                                    exceed minimum parameters. This                           the U.S. Small Business Administration.               pre-established Federal contracting
                                                    information should be useful to the                       The purpose of this meeting is to                     goals for small business concers owned
                                                    Commission as it evaluates whether                        discuss the formation and growth of                   and controlled by veterans and service-
                                                    allowing P.M. settlement for EOMs and                     small business concerns owned and                     disabled veterans. Moreover, the Task
                                                    Weekly Expirations has resulted in                        controlled by veterans and service                    Force shall coordinate administrative
                                                    increased market and price volatility in                  disable-veterans and to focus on                      and regulatory activities and develop
                                                    the underlying component stocks,                          strategic planning and provide updates                proposals relating to ‘‘six focus areas’’:
                                                    particularly at expiration. The Pilot                     on past and current events.                           (1) Access to capital (loans, surety
                                                    information should help the                                  Additional Information: This meeting               bonding and franchising); (2) Ensure
                                                    Commission and CBOE assess the                            is open to the public. Advance notice of              achievement of pre-established
                                                    impact on the markets and determine                       attendance is requested. Anyone                       contracting goals, including mentor
                                                    whether changes to these programs are                     wishing to attend and/or make                         protégé and matching with contracting
                                                    necessary or appropriate. Furthermore,                    comments to the Advisory Committee                    opportunities; (3) Increase the integrity
                                                    the Exchange’s ongoing analysis of the                    contact the Office of Veterans Business               of certifications of status as a small
                                                    Pilot should help it monitor any                          Development no later than September 9,                business; (4) Reducing paperwork and
                                                    potential risks from large P.M.-settled                   2016 at vetstaskforce@sba.gov.                        administrative burdens in accessing
                                                    positions and take appropriate action if                  Comments will be limited to five                      business development and
                                                    warranted.                                                minutes in the interest of time and to                entrepreneurship opportunities; (5)
                                                                                                              accommodate as many participants as                   Increasing and improving training and
                                                    IV. Conclusion                                                                                                  counseling services; and (6) Making
                                                                                                              possible. Written comments should also
                                                      It is Therefore Ordered, pursuant to                    be sent to the above email no later than              other improvements to support veteran
                                                    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,25 that the                   September 9, 2016. Special                            business development by the Federal
                                                    proposed rule change (SR–CBOE–2016–                       accomodations requests should also be                 government.
                                                    046) be, and it hereby is, approved.                      directed to the Office of Veterans                       Additional Information: This meeting
                                                                                                              Business Development at (202) 205–                    is open to the public. Advance notice of
                                                      For the Commission, by the Division of                                                                        attendance is requested. Anyone
                                                    Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                6773 or above email. For more
                                                                                                                                                                    wishing to attend and/or make
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                                                    authority.26                                              information on veteran owned small
                                                                                                              business programs, please visit                       comments to the Task Force must
                                                    Robert W. Errett,                                                                                               contact the Office of Veterans Business
                                                                                                              www.sba.gov/vets.
                                                    Deputy Secretary.                                                                                               Development no later than September 9,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–19441 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]                 Dated: August 2, 2016.                              2016 at vetstaskforce@sba.gov.
                                                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                    Miguel J. L’Heureux,                                  Comments for the record should be
                                                                                                              SBA Committee Management Officer.                     applicable to the ‘‘six focus areas’’ of the
                                                      25 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).                               [FR Doc. 2016–19488 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]           Task Force and will be limited to five
                                                      26 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                            BILLING CODE 8025–01–P                                minutes in the interest of time and to


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