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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-33425; File No. SR-CBOE-93-58]

 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Filing of Proposed Rule Change by 
the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Maintenance by 
Members of Certain Written Policies and Procedures

    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''), 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1), notice is hereby given that on December 
20, 1993, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE'' or 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the CBOE. 
The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the 
proposed rule change from interested persons.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The CBOE proposes to amend Rule 4.18 to provide that a member who 
is a lessor of a membership and who performs no other function in 
respect of the membership is not subject to the requirements of Rule 
4.18 concerning the establishment, maintenance, and enforcement of 
written policies and procedures respecting misuse of non-public 
information. The text of the proposed rule change is available at the 
Office of the Secretary, CBOE, and at the Commission.

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 CBOE included statements 
concerning the purpose of the 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 CBOE 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 the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of the proposal is to amend Rule 4.18 to provide that a 
member who is a lessor of a membership and who performs no other 
function in respect of the membership is not subject to the 
requirements of Rule 4.18 concerning the establishment, maintenance, 
and enforcement of written policies and procedures respecting misuse of 
non-public information.
    In its current form, Rule 4.18 requires all members to maintain and 
enforce written policies and procedures concerning non-public 
information. Lessor members who have no other activities, however, do 
not conduct any securities business in respect of their membership, 
and, according to the Exchange, are not required to register as broker-
dealers under section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under 
these circumstances, the Exchange believes there is no reason to 
subject these members to the written policy and procedure requirements 
of Rule 4.18, which by their terms are meaningful only to an ongoing 
securities business. Accordingly, Rule 4.18 is proposed to be amended 
to clarify that members who perform no function in respect of their 
membership except as lessors do not have to establish, maintain or 
enforce written policies and procedures precluding misuse of non-public 
information.
    The CBOE believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with 
section 6(b) of the Act in general and furthers the objectives of 
section 6(b)(5) of the Act in particular in that it is designed to 
promote just and equitable principles of trade and to protect the 
public interest by eliminating unnecessary costs and burdens without 
impairing CBOE's capacity to meet the requirements of the Act.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The CBOE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose 
a burden on competition.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    Within 35 days of the date of publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register or within such longer period (i) as the Commission may 
designate up to 90 days of such date if it finds such longer period to 
be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so finding or (ii) as to 
that which the self-regulatory organization consents, the Commission 
will:
    (A) By order approve such proposed rule change, or
    (B) Institute proceedings to determine whether the proposed rule 
change should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and 
arguments concerning the foregoing. Persons making written submissions 
should file six copies thereof with the Secretary, Securities and 
Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. 
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 inspection and copying in the 
Commission's Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW., 
Washington, DC. Copies of such filing will also be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the CBOE. All 
submissions should refer to File No. SR-CBOE-93-58 and should be 
submitted by February 1, 1994.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\1\
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    \1\17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12) (1993).
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Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-561 Filed 1-10-94; 8:45 am]
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