[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69150-69151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20214]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-54804; File No. SR-CBOE-2006-98]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 
Rule Change Relating to the Adoption of a Hybrid Electronic Quoting Fee

 November 21, 2006.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on November 20, 2006, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated 
(``CBOE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Items I, II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the CBOE. 
The Exchange has designated this proposal as one establishing or 
changing a due, fee or other charge imposed by the Exchange under 
Section 19(b)(3)(A),\3\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,\4\ which 
renders the proposal effective upon filing with the Commission. 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).
    \4\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    CBOE proposes to amend its Fees Schedule to adopt a Hybrid 
Electronic Quoting Fee. The text of the proposed rule change is 
available on the CBOE's Web site at (http://www.cboe.com), at the 
CBOE'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, CBOE included statements 
concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments it received on the proposal. The text of these 
statements may be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. 
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 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this proposed rule change is to establish a new 
Hybrid Electronic Quoting Fee applicable to all Market-Makers, RMMs, 
DPMs, e-DPMs, and LMMs (collectively ``Market-Makers'') in order to 
promote and encourage more efficient quoting.
    As proposed, CBOE would assess all Market-Makers who are submitting 
electronic quotations to the Exchange a monthly fee of $450. Each 
month, each Market-Maker will receive an allocation of 1,000,000 
quotes. If a Market-Maker submits to CBOE more than 1,000,000 quotes in 
a month, the Market-Maker will be assessed an additional fee of $.03 
per 1,000 quotes in excess of 1,000,000.
    The Hybrid Electronic Quoting Fee is assessed by Market-Maker 
acronym. In the event a Market-Maker owns more than one membership and 
submits electronic quotations for all of the memberships under the same 
acronym, the Hybrid Electronic Quoting Fee will be assessed per 
membership owned by the Market-Maker.
    The Hybrid Electronic Quoting Fee is only applicable to Market-
Makers submitting electronic quotations in option classes traded on the 
Hybrid Trading System. If a Market-Maker is assessed the Hybrid 
Electronic Quoting Fee, the Market-Maker does not pay a member dues 
fee. The Exchange intends to implement the Hybrid Electronic Quoting 
Fee effective February 1, 2007.
2. Statutory Basis
    The CBOE believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with 
Section 6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the objectives of 
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\6\ in particular, in that it is designed to 
provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other 
charges among its members.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The CBOE 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.

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

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4 
thereunder,\8\ since it establishes or changes a due, fee or other 
charge imposed by the Exchange.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule 
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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 the furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-CBOE-2006-98 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CBOE-2006-98. This file

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number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 Web site (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 inspection and 
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. Copies of such 
filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the 
principal office of the CBOE. 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 No. SR-CBOE-2006-98 and should be submitted on or before December 
20, 2006.

For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant 
to delegated authority.\9\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-20214 Filed 11-28-06; 8:45 am]
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