Securities and Exchange Commission
- [Release No. 34-100678; File No. SR-CBOE-2024-005]
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) [1] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,[2] Cboe Exchange, Inc. (“Cboe”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) a proposed rule change to permit Cboe to list and trade options on exchange-traded product shares that hold bitcoin (“Proposal”).
On January 25, 2024, the Proposal was published for comment in the Federal Register .[3] On March 6, 2024, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,[4] the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve the Proposal, disapprove the Proposal, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the Proposal.[5] On April 24, 2024, the Commission instituted proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act [6] to determine whether to approve or disapprove the Proposal.[7] The Commission received comments addressing the Proposal.[8] On July 19, 2024, the Commission designated a longer time for Commission action on the Proposal.[9] On August 2, 2024, Cboe withdrew the Proposal (SR-CBOE-2024-005).
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.[10]
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.