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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-33805; File No. SR-DGOC-94-01]

 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Delta Government Options Corp.; 
Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Definition of 
Exercise Date

March 23, 1994.
    Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act'),\1\ notice is hereby given that on January 18, 1994, Delta 
Government Options Corp. (``DGOC'') filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change (File No. 
SR-DGOC-94-01) as described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items 
have been prepared primarily by DGOC, a self-regulatory organization 
(``SRO''). 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) (1988).
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I. SRO's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule 
Change

    The proposed rule change will amend DGOC's definition of 
``expiration date,'' found in Article I of DGOC's Procedures, to 
provide that the expiration date may occur on any business day on or 
before the second anniversary of the writing of the option contract. 
DGOC's rules currently provide that the expiration date will be on the 
last Friday of any month on or before the second anniversary of the 
writing of the option.

II. SRO's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 
Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, DGOC 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. DGOC has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A, B, 
and C below, of the most significant aspects of such statements.

A. SRO's Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the 
Proposed Rule Change

    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to respond to the 
requests of DGOC participants that DGOC afford them the opportunity to 
select expiration dates that match more precisely the tenor of other 
financial contracts developed in the over-the-counter market and in 
other trading environments. DGOC believes that by affording its 
participants a larger spectrum of expiration dates its participants 
will be able to select those expiration dates that are most suited to 
each participant's individual trading needs.
    DGOC believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the 
Act, particularly section 17A of the Act,\2\ and the rules and 
regulations thereunder applicable to DGOC because it will permit more 
utilization of DGOC systems by those participants who prefer to trade 
in options for hedging purposes or speculation. In particular, DGOC 
believes that the tailoring of the options expiration on the basis 
proposed by DGOC will afford its participants additional flexibility to 
adjust duration in relation to their overall treasury security 
portfolios. The proposal, moreover, will enable participants to submit 
for processing at DGOC treasury options trades that prior to this 
proposal could not have been submitted because their stated expiration 
dates were not available through DGOC. DGOC further states that the 
proposal will allow for automated clearance and settlement of 
securities transactions that, otherwise, would require clearance 
through a decentralized, inefficient, and labor-intensive process.
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    \2\15 U.S.C. 78q-1 (1988).
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B. SRO's Statement on Burden on Competition

    DGOC believes that the proposed rule change will not impose any 
burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

C. SRO's Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received 
from Members, Participants, or Others

    DGOC has not solicited or received any comments with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

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

    Within thirty-five 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 ninety days of such date if it finds 
such longer period to be appropriate and publishes its reasons for so 
finding or (ii) as to which the SRO 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 20549. Copies of such filing will also be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of DGOC. All submissions 
should refer to File No. SR-DGOC-94-01 and should be submitted by April 
21, 1994.

    For the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\3\
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    \3\17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12) (1993).
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Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-7645 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]
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