83_FR_19450 83 FR 19365 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 24.6, Days and Hours of Business

83 FR 19365 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 24.6, Days and Hours of Business

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)

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FR Document2018-09257

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19365-19367]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-09257]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-83112; File No. SR-CBOE-2018-030]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend 
Rule 24.6, Days and Hours of Business

April 26, 2018.
    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 April 13, 2018, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or ``Cboe 
Options'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and 
II, 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

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 24.6.
    (additions are italicized; deletions are [bracketed])
* * * * *
Cboe Exchange, Inc.
Rules
* * * * *
Chapter XXIV. Index Options
* * * * *
Rule 24.6. Days and Hours of Business
    (a) (No change).
    (b) Transactions in the following index options may be effected on 
the Exchange during the Regular Trading Hours of 8:30 a.m. Chicago time 
to 3:00 p.m. Chicago time:

(i)-(xli) (No change)
(xlii) S&P Financial Select Sector Index (SIXM)
(xliii) S&P Energy Select Sector Index (SIXE)
(xliv) S&P Technology Select Sector Index (SIXT)
(xlv) S&P Health Care Select Sector Index (SIXV)
(xlvi) S&P Utilities Select Sector Index (SIXU)
(xlvii) S&P Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (SIXR)
(xlviii) S&P Industrials Select Sector Index (SIXI)
(xlix) S&P Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index (SIXY)
(xlx) S&P Materials Select Sector Index (SIXB)
(xlxi) S&P Real Estate Select Sector Index (SIXRE)

    . . . Interpretations and Policies:
    .01-.06 (No change).
* * * * *
    The text of the proposed rule change is also available on the 
Exchange's website (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
    Recently, the Exchange proposed to amend certain rules in 
connection with the Exchange's plans to list and trade ten S&P Select 
Sector Index options. Each S&P Select Sector Index (``Sector Index'') 
\5\ represents the performance of stocks that are components of the 
Standard & Poor's 500 Index (``S&P 500'') within one of the following 
sectors (each of which is referred to as a ``Sector Index''):
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    \5\ Each Sector Index is a narrow-based index as defined in Rule 
24.1(i)(2).

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                                                              Number of
                Sector                      Symbol \6\        components
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Financial............................  IXM                            66
Energy...............................  IXE                            32
Technology...........................  IXT                            72
Health Care..........................  IXV                            61
Utilities............................  IXU                            28
Consumer Staples.....................  IXR                            35
Industrials..........................  IXI                            68
Consumer Discretionary...............  IXY                            85
Materials............................  IXB                            26
Real Estate..........................  IXRE                           32
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    Currently, pursuant to Rule 24.6(a), options on the Sector Indexes 
may trade on the Exchange from 8:30 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. Chicago time. 
In connection with the listing of options on the Sector Indexes,\7\ the 
Exchange proposes to amend Rule 24.6(b) to add options on

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the Sector Indexes to the list of index options that may trade on the 
Exchange from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Chicago time. The Exchange 
understands that investors who plan to trade options on Sector Indexes 
would often use the prices of the stock components of Sector Indexes to 
price options rather than futures on the Sector Indexes (which are 
often used to price index options, such as options on the S&P 500). 
Investors similarly use pricing of underlying stocks to price shares of 
exchange-traded funds (``ETFs'') derived from the Sector Indexes (e.g., 
Select Sector SPDR ETFs), the components of which are stocks that are 
components of the Sector Indexes. The underlying stocks end regular 
trading at 3:00 p.m. Chicago time each day. Closing trading in the 
Select Sector Index options at the same time the stocks end regular 
trading \8\ will ensure investors have access to robust pricing of the 
underlying stock components they use to price the options, thus 
reducing investors' price risk. Various other index options, including 
narrow-based index options, may trade from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
Chicago time.\9\
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    \6\ These symbols represent the index. The corresponding option 
symbols are SIXM, SIXE, SIXT, SIXV, SIXU, SIXR, SIXI, SIXY, SIXB, 
and SIXRE, respectively.
    \7\ The Exchange has not yet begun listing options on the Sector 
Indexes, but expects to begin listing them as early as April 2018.
    \8\ While the stocks may continue to trade in an aftermarket 
trading session on the listing exchanges, there is less liquidity in 
aftermarket trading, which generally leads to wider spreads and more 
volatile pricing.
    \9\ See Rule 24.6(b) (for example, options on the S&P 
transportation, retail, health care, banking, insurance, and 
chemical indices, and the Cboe PowerPacks SM bank, biotechnology, 
gold, internet, iron & steel, oil, oil services, pharmaceuticals, 
retail, semiconductor, technology, and telecom indices).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') and the rules and 
regulations thereunder applicable to the Exchange and, in particular, 
the requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act.\10\ Specifically, the 
Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the 
Section 6(b)(5) \11\ 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 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. Additionally, 
the Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with the 
Section 6(b)(5) \12\ requirement that the rules of an exchange not be 
designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, 
brokers, or dealers.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \12\ Id.
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    In particular, closing trading in the Select Sector Index options 
at the same time the stocks end regular trading will ensure investors 
have access to robust pricing of the underlying stock components they 
use to price the options, which protects investors by reducing their 
price risk. Various other index options, including narrow-based index 
options, may trade from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Chicago time.\13\
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    \13\ See supra note 9.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    Cboe Options 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. All market participants will 
be able to trade options on the Sector Indexes during the same trading 
hours. Various other index options, including narrow-based index 
options, may trade from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Chicago time.\14\ The 
Exchange believes the proposed rule change will promote competition, as 
it brings the trading hours for Sector Index options in line with 
competitive products trading on other exchanges. Additionally, Sector 
Index options trade exclusively on Cboe Options. To the extent that the 
proposed changes make Cboe Options a more attractive marketplace for 
market participants at other exchanges, such market participants are 
welcome to become Cboe Options market participants.
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    \14\ Id.
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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: (i) 
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public 
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii) 
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)(iii) of the Act \15\ and 
subparagraph (f)(6) Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\16\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) 
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the 
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a 
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least 
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule 
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The 
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \17\ normally 
does not become operative for 30 days after the date of filing. 
However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \18\ permits the Commission to designate 
a shorter time if such action is consistent with the protection of 
investors and the public interest. The Exchange has requested that the 
Commission waive the 30-day operative delay to permit the proposed rule 
change to be operative at the time the Exchange begins listing Sector 
Index options for trading. The Commission believes that waiver of the 
30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors 
and the public interest because the proposal to add ten new S&P Select 
Sector Index options to the existing list of similar index options, 
including narrow-based index options, that trade until 3:00 p.m. 
Chicago time does not raise any new or novel issues. Therefore, the 
Commission hereby waives the 30-day operative delay and designates the 
proposed rule change operative upon filing.\19\
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    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \18\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \19\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay, 
the Commission also has 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:

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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-2018-030 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2018-030. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help 
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's internet website (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 website 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-2018-030 and should be 
submitted on or before May 23, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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                                                 Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O.                  ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘Cboe Options’’) filed                    AboutCBOE/CBOELegalRegulatory
                                               10577, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p.218.                      with the Securities and Exchange                           Home.aspx), at the Exchange’s Office of
                                               Office of Personnel Management.                            Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the                        the Secretary, and at the Commission’s
                                               Jeff T.H. Pon,                                             proposed rule change as described in                       Public Reference Room.
                                               Director.                                                  Items I and II, below, which Items have
                                                                                                                                                                     II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                                                                                          been prepared by the Exchange. The
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–09302 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]                                                                            Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                                                                                          Exchange filed the proposal as a ‘‘non-
                                               BILLING CODE 6325–39–P                                                                                                Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                                                                                          controversial’’ proposed rule change
                                                                                                                                                                     Change
                                                                                                          pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of
                                                                                                          the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(6)                               In its filing with the Commission, the
                                               POSTAL SERVICE                                             thereunder.4 The Commission is                             Exchange included statements
                                                                                                          publishing this notice to solicit                          concerning the purpose of and basis for
                                               Product Change—Priority Mail
                                                                                                          comments on the proposed rule change                       the proposed rule change and discussed
                                               Express, Priority Mail, & First-Class
                                                                                                          from interested persons.                                   any comments it received on the
                                               Package Service Negotiated Service
                                                                                                                                                                     proposed rule change. The text of these
                                               Agreement                                                  I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                          statements may be examined at the
                                                                                                          Statement of the Terms of Substance of                     places specified in Item IV below. The
                                               AGENCY:     Postal ServiceTM.
                                                                                                          the Proposed Rule Change                                   Exchange has prepared summaries, set
                                               ACTION:     Notice.
                                                                                                            The Exchange proposes to amend                           forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
                                               SUMMARY:    The Postal Service gives                       Rule 24.6.                                                 the most significant aspects of such
                                               notice of filing a request with the Postal                   (additions are italicized; deletions are                 statements.
                                               Regulatory Commission to add a                             [bracketed])
                                                                                                                                                                     A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                               domestic shipping services contract to                     *    *     *     *      *                                  Statement of the Purpose of, and
                                               the list of Negotiated Service                                                                                        Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
                                               Agreements in the Mail Classification                      Cboe Exchange, Inc.
                                                                                                                                                                     Change
                                               Schedule’s Competitive Products List.                      Rules
                                               DATES: Date of required notice: May 2,                                                                                1. Purpose
                                                                                                          *          *       *       *      *
                                               2018.                                                                                                                    Recently, the Exchange proposed to
                                                                                                          Chapter XXIV. Index Options                                amend certain rules in connection with
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               Elizabeth Reed, 202–268–3179.                              *          *       *       *      *                        the Exchange’s plans to list and trade
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                                                                                        ten S&P Select Sector Index options.
                                                                                                          Rule 24.6.           Days and Hours of Business
                                               United States Postal Service® hereby                                                                                  Each S&P Select Sector Index (‘‘Sector
                                               gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.                      (a) (No change).                                        Index’’) 5 represents the performance of
                                                                                                             (b) Transactions in the following                       stocks that are components of the
                                               3642 and 3632(b)(3), on April 26, 2018,
                                                                                                          index options may be effected on the                       Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (‘‘S&P
                                               it filed with the Postal Regulatory
                                                                                                          Exchange during the Regular Trading                        500’’) within one of the following
                                               Commission a USPS Request to Add
                                                                                                          Hours of 8:30 a.m. Chicago time to 3:00                    sectors (each of which is referred to as
                                               Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, &
                                                                                                          p.m. Chicago time:                                         a ‘‘Sector Index’’):
                                               First-Class Package Service Contract 34
                                               to Competitive Product List. Documents                     (i)–(xli) (No change)
                                               are available at www.prc.gov, Docket                       (xlii) S&P Financial Select Sector Index                            Sector                Symbol 6    Number of
                                                                                                                (SIXM)                                                                                         components
                                               Nos. MC2018–147, CP2018–211.
                                                                                                          (xliii) S&P Energy Select Sector Index
                                               Elizabeth Reed,                                                                                                       Financial ...............      IXM                66
                                                                                                                (SIXE)                                               Energy ..................      IXE                32
                                               Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law.               (xliv) S&P Technology Select Sector                        Technology ...........         IXT                72
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–09241 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]                       Index (SIXT)                                         Health Care ..........         IXV                61
                                               BILLING CODE 7710–12–P                                     (xlv) S&P Health Care Select Sector                        Utilities ..................   IXU                28
                                                                                                                Index (SIXV)                                         Consumer Staples               IXR                35
                                                                                                          (xlvi) S&P Utilities Select Sector Index                   Industrials .............      IXI                68
                                                                                                                (SIXU)                                               Consumer Discre-               IXY                85
                                               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                                                                                 tionary.
                                               COMMISSION                                                 (xlvii) S&P Consumer Staples Select
                                                                                                                Sector Index (SIXR)                                  Materials ...............      IXB                26
                                               [Release No. 34–83112; File No. SR–CBOE–                                                                              Real Estate ...........        IXRE               32
                                                                                                          (xlviii) S&P Industrials Select Sector
                                               2018–030]                                                        Index (SIXI)
                                                                                                          (xlix) S&P Consumer Discretionary                            Currently, pursuant to Rule 24.6(a),
                                               Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe                              Select Sector Index (SIXY)                           options on the Sector Indexes may trade
                                               Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and                       (xlx) S&P Materials Select Sector Index                    on the Exchange from 8:30 a.m. until
                                               Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed                            (SIXB)                                               3:15 p.m. Chicago time. In connection
                                               Rule Change To Amend Rule 24.6,                            (xlxi) S&P Real Estate Select Sector                       with the listing of options on the Sector
                                               Days and Hours of Business                                       Index (SIXRE)                                        Indexes,7 the Exchange proposes to
                                                                                                                                                                     amend Rule 24.6(b) to add options on
                                               April 26, 2018.                                               . . . Interpretations and Policies:
                                                  Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                        .01–.06 (No change).
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                                                                                                                                                                       5 Each Sector Index is a narrow-based index as

                                               Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                       *      *     *     *    *                                  defined in Rule 24.1(i)(2).
                                               ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                        The text of the proposed rule change                      6 These symbols represent the index. The

                                               notice is hereby given that on April 13,                   is also available on the Exchange’s                        corresponding option symbols are SIXM, SIXE,
                                                                                                                                                                     SIXT, SIXV, SIXU, SIXR, SIXI, SIXY, SIXB, and
                                               2018, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (the                             website (http://www.cboe.com/                              SIXRE, respectively.
                                                                                                                                                                       7 The Exchange has not yet begun listing options
                                                 1 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                                     3 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).                       on the Sector Indexes, but expects to begin listing
                                                 2 17   CFR 240.19b–4.                                        4 17   CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                            them as early as April 2018.



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                                               the Sector Indexes to the list of index                 proposed rule change is consistent with               19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 15 and
                                               options that may trade on the Exchange                  the Section 6(b)(5) 12 requirement that               subparagraph (f)(6) Rule 19b–4
                                               from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Chicago                  the rules of an exchange not be designed              thereunder.16
                                               time. The Exchange understands that                     to permit unfair discrimination between                  A proposed rule change filed under
                                               investors who plan to trade options on                  customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.              Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 17 normally does not
                                               Sector Indexes would often use the                        In particular, closing trading in the               become operative for 30 days after the
                                               prices of the stock components of Sector                Select Sector Index options at the same               date of filing. However, Rule 19b–
                                               Indexes to price options rather than                    time the stocks end regular trading will              4(f)(6)(iii) 18 permits the Commission to
                                               futures on the Sector Indexes (which are                ensure investors have access to robust                designate a shorter time if such action
                                               often used to price index options, such                 pricing of the underlying stock                       is consistent with the protection of
                                               as options on the S&P 500). Investors                   components they use to price the                      investors and the public interest. The
                                               similarly use pricing of underlying                     options, which protects investors by                  Exchange has requested that the
                                               stocks to price shares of exchange-                     reducing their price risk. Various other              Commission waive the 30-day operative
                                               traded funds (‘‘ETFs’’) derived from the                index options, including narrow-based                 delay to permit the proposed rule
                                               Sector Indexes (e.g., Select Sector SPDR                index options, may trade from 8:30 a.m.               change to be operative at the time the
                                               ETFs), the components of which are                      to 3:00 p.m. Chicago time.13                          Exchange begins listing Sector Index
                                               stocks that are components of the Sector                                                                      options for trading. The Commission
                                               Indexes. The underlying stocks end                      B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                     believes that waiver of the 30-day
                                               regular trading at 3:00 p.m. Chicago                    Statement on Burden on Competition                    operative delay is consistent with the
                                               time each day. Closing trading in the                      Cboe Options does not believe that                 protection of investors and the public
                                               Select Sector Index options at the same                 the proposed rule change will impose                  interest because the proposal to add ten
                                               time the stocks end regular trading 8 will              any burden on competition that is not                 new S&P Select Sector Index options to
                                               ensure investors have access to robust                  necessary or appropriate in furtherance               the existing list of similar index options,
                                               pricing of the underlying stock                         of the purposes of the Act. All market                including narrow-based index options,
                                               components they use to price the                        participants will be able to trade options            that trade until 3:00 p.m. Chicago time
                                               options, thus reducing investors’ price                 on the Sector Indexes during the same                 does not raise any new or novel issues.
                                               risk. Various other index options,                      trading hours. Various other index                    Therefore, the Commission hereby
                                               including narrow-based index options,                   options, including narrow-based index                 waives the 30-day operative delay and
                                               may trade from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.                   options, may trade from 8:30 a.m. to                  designates the proposed rule change
                                               Chicago time.9                                          3:00 p.m. Chicago time.14 The Exchange                operative upon filing.19
                                               2. Statutory Basis                                      believes the proposed rule change will                   At any time within 60 days of the
                                                                                                       promote competition, as it brings the                 filing of the proposed rule change, the
                                                  The Exchange believes the proposed                                                                         Commission summarily may
                                               rule change is consistent with the                      trading hours for Sector Index options
                                                                                                       in line with competitive products                     temporarily suspend such rule change if
                                               Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the                                                                          it appears to the Commission that such
                                               ‘‘Act’’) and the rules and regulations                  trading on other exchanges.
                                                                                                       Additionally, Sector Index options trade              action is necessary or appropriate in the
                                               thereunder applicable to the Exchange                                                                         public interest, for the protection of
                                               and, in particular, the requirements of                 exclusively on Cboe Options. To the
                                                                                                       extent that the proposed changes make                 investors, or otherwise in furtherance of
                                               Section 6(b) of the Act.10 Specifically,                                                                      the purposes of the Act. If the
                                               the Exchange believes the proposed rule                 Cboe Options a more attractive
                                                                                                       marketplace for market participants at                Commission takes such action, the
                                               change is consistent with the Section                                                                         Commission will institute proceedings
                                               6(b)(5) 11 requirements that the rules of               other exchanges, such market
                                                                                                       participants are welcome to become                    to determine whether the proposed rule
                                               an exchange be designed to prevent                                                                            change should be approved or
                                               fraudulent and manipulative acts and                    Cboe Options market participants.
                                                                                                                                                             disapproved.
                                               practices, to promote just and equitable                C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
                                               principles of trade, to foster cooperation              Statement on Comments on the                          IV. Solicitation of Comments
                                               and coordination with persons engaged                   Proposed Rule Change Received From                      Interested persons are invited to
                                               in regulating, clearing, settling,                      Members, Participants, or Others                      submit written data, views, and
                                               processing information with respect to,                                                                       arguments concerning the foregoing,
                                               and facilitating transactions in                          The Exchange neither solicited nor
                                                                                                       received comments on the proposed                     including whether the proposed rule
                                               securities, to remove impediments to                                                                          change is consistent with the Act.
                                               and perfect the mechanism of a free and                 rule change.
                                                                                                                                                             Comments may be submitted by any of
                                               open market and a national market                       III. Date of Effectiveness of the                     the following methods:
                                               system, and, in general, to protect                     Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
                                               investors and the public interest.                      Commission Action                                       15 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                               Additionally, the Exchange believes the                                                                         16 17  CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b–
                                                                                                         Because the foregoing proposed rule                 4(f)(6)(iii) requires the Exchange to give the
                                                  8 While the stocks may continue to trade in an       change does not: (i) Significantly affect             Commission written notice of the Exchange’s intent
                                               aftermarket trading session on the listing exchanges,   the protection of investors or the public             to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
                                               there is less liquidity in aftermarket trading, which   interest; (ii) impose any significant                 description and text of the proposed rule change,
                                               generally leads to wider spreads and more volatile                                                            at least five business days prior to the date of filing
                                               pricing.
                                                                                                       burden on competition; and (iii) become               of the proposed rule change, or such shorter time
                                                                                                       operative for 30 days from the date on                as designated by the Commission. The Exchange
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                                                  9 See Rule 24.6(b) (for example, options on the

                                               S&P transportation, retail, health care, banking,       which it was filed, or such shorter time              has satisfied this requirement.
                                               insurance, and chemical indices, and the Cboe           as the Commission may designate, it has                  17 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).

                                               PowerPacks SM bank, biotechnology, gold, internet,      become effective pursuant to Section                     18 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6)(iii).
                                               iron & steel, oil, oil services, pharmaceuticals,                                                                19 For purposes only of waiving the 30-day
                                               retail, semiconductor, technology, and telecom                                                                operative delay, the Commission also has
                                               indices).                                                12 Id.
                                                                                                                                                             considered the proposed rule’s impact on
                                                  10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).                                  13 See   supra note 9.                               efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See
                                                  11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).                               14 Id.                                               15 U.S.C. 78c(f).



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                                               Electronic Comments                                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                  The Commission is extending the 45-
                                                                                                         COMMISSION                                             day time period for Commission action
                                                 • Use the Commission’s internet                                                                                on the proposed rule change. The
                                               comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                         [Release No. 34–83119; File No. SR–ISE–                Commission finds that it is appropriate
                                               rules/sro.shtml); or                                      2018–16]                                               to designate a longer period within
                                                 • Send an email to rule-comments@                                                                              which to take action on the proposed
                                                                                                         Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq                  rule change so that it has sufficient time
                                               sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–                   ISE, LLC; Notice of Designation of
                                               CBOE–2018–030 on the subject line.                                                                               to consider and take action on the
                                                                                                         Longer Period for Commission Action                    Exchange’s proposed rule change.
                                               Paper Comments                                            on Proposed Rule Change To                               Accordingly, pursuant to Section
                                                                                                         Introduce the ATR Protection for                       19(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of the Act 6 and for the
                                                 • Send paper comments in triplicate                     Orders that are Routed to Away                         reasons stated above, the Commission
                                               to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                     Markets                                                designates June 12, 2018 as the date by
                                               Commission, 100 F Street NE,                                                                                     which the Commission should either
                                                                                                         April 26, 2018.
                                               Washington, DC 20549–1090.                                                                                       approve or disapprove, or institute
                                                                                                            On February 23, 2018, Nasdaq ISE,
                                               All submissions should refer to File                                                                             proceedings to determine whether to
                                                                                                         LLC (‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the
                                               Number SR–CBOE–2018–030. This file                                                                               disapprove, the proposed rule change
                                                                                                         Securities and Exchange Commission
                                                                                                                                                                (File No. SR–ISE–2018–16).
                                               number should be included on the                          (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section
                                               subject line if email is used. To help the                19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act                  For the Commission, by the Division of
                                               Commission process and review your                        of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4                     Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                                                                                                                                authority.7
                                               comments more efficiently, please use                     thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to
                                                                                                                                                                Eduardo A. Aleman,
                                               only one method. The Commission will                      amend Exchange Rule 714 regarding the
                                                                                                         Acceptable Trade Range protection for                  Assistant Secretary.
                                               post all comments on the Commission’s
                                                                                                         orders and quotes. The proposed rule                   [FR Doc. 2018–09264 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]
                                               internet website (http://www.sec.gov/
                                               rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the                           change was published for comment in                    BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

                                               submission, all subsequent                                the Federal Register on March 14,
                                               amendments, all written statements                        2018.3 On April 20, 2018, the Exchange
                                                                                                         submitted Amendment No. 1 to the                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                               with respect to the proposed rule                                                                                COMMISSION
                                               change that are filed with the                            proposed rule change.4 The Commission
                                               Commission, and all written                               received no comments on the proposed                   [Investment Company Act Release No.
                                               communications relating to the                            rule change.                                           33076A; 812–14873]
                                                                                                            Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 5 provides
                                               proposed rule change between the                                                                                 Redwood Investment Management,
                                                                                                         that within 45 days of the publication of
                                               Commission and any person, other than                                                                            LLC and Two Roads Shared Trust
                                                                                                         notice of the filing of a proposed rule
                                               those that may be withheld from the                       change, or within such longer period up
                                               public in accordance with the                                                                                    April 26, 2018.
                                                                                                         to 90 days as the Commission may                       AGENCY: Securities and Exchange
                                               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                       designate if it finds such longer period
                                               available for website viewing and                                                                                Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
                                                                                                         to be appropriate and publishes its                    ACTION: Notice.
                                               printing in the Commission’s Public                       reasons for so finding or as to which the
                                               Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,                          self-regulatory organization consents,                    Notice of an application for an order
                                               Washington, DC 20549 on official                          the Commission shall either approve the                under section 6(c) of the Investment
                                               business days between the hours of                        proposed rule change, disapprove the                   Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’) for an
                                               10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                    proposed rule change, or institute                     exemption from sections 2(a)(32),
                                               filing also will be available for                         proceedings to determine whether these                 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the Act and
                                               inspection and copying at the principal                   proposed rule changes should be                        rule 22c–1 under the Act, under
                                               office of the Exchange. All comments                      disapproved. The 45th day for this filing              sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
                                               received will be posted without change;                   is April 28, 2018.                                     exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and
                                               the Commission does not edit personal                                                                            17(a)(2) of the Act, and under section
                                               identifying information from                                1 15  U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                              12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from
                                               submissions. You should submit only                         2 17  CFR 240.19b–4.                                 sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of
                                                                                                            3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82846
                                               information that you wish to make                                                                                the Act. The requested order would
                                                                                                         (March 9, 2018), 83 FR 11254 (‘‘Notice’’).
                                               available publicly. All submissions                          4 See Letter to Brent J. Fields, Secretary,
                                                                                                                                                                permit (a) index-based series of certain
                                               should refer to File Number SR–CBOE–                      Commission, from Adrian Griffiths, Senior              open-end management investment
                                               2018–030 and should be submitted on                       Associate General Counsel, Nasdaq, Inc., dated         companies (‘‘Funds’’) to issue shares
                                               or before May 23, 2018.                                   April 20, 2018. Amendment No. 1 revises the            redeemable in large aggregations only
                                                                                                         proposed rule change to: (i) Provide further           (‘‘Creation Units’’); (b) secondary market
                                                 For the Commission, by the Division of                  discussion of the current application of the ATR to
                                                                                                         orders routed away; (ii) modify the proposed rule      transactions in Fund shares to occur at
                                               Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                                                                       negotiated market prices rather than at
                                                                                                         text regarding the recalculation of the ATR for
                                               authority.20                                              orders routed away pursuant to Supplementary           net asset value (‘‘NAV’’); (c) certain
                                               Eduardo A. Aleman,                                        Material to Exchange Rule 1901, if the applicable      Funds to pay redemption proceeds,
                                                                                                         National Best Bid or the National Best Offer price
                                               Assistant Secretary.                                                                                             under certain circumstances, more than
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                                                                                                         is improved at the time of routing; (iii) expand the
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–09257 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]                discussion and justification for recalculating the     seven days after the tender of shares for
                                               BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                                                                         ATR for such orders; and (iv) make other               redemption; (d) certain affiliated
                                                                                                         amendments to the proposed rule text to improve        persons of a Fund to deposit securities
                                                                                                         the understandability of the current ATR
                                                                                                         calculation. Amendment No. 1 is available at:          into, and receive securities from, the
                                                                                                         https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-ise-2018-16/
                                                                                                         ise201816-3483594-162248.pdf.                            6 15   U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I).
                                                 20 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                               5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).                                7 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(31).



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 19365 

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