[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70914-70915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24088]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-56919; File No. SR-ISE-2007-114]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, 
LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule 
Change Relating to Fee Changes

December 6, 2007.
    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 December 3, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC 
(``Exchange'' or ``ISE'') 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 substantially 
prepared by the ISE. The ISE has designated this proposal as one 
establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge imposed by the 
CBOE under section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act,\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)(ii).
    \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

    The ISE is proposing to amend its Schedule of Fees to establish 
fees for transactions in options on 1 Premium Product.\5\ The text of 
the proposed rule change is available on the ISE's Web site (http://www.ise.com), at the principal office of the ISE, and at the 
Commission's Public Reference Room.
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    \5\ ``Premium Products'' is defined in the Schedule of Fees as 
the products enumerated therein.
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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 ISE 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 ISE 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 Exchange is proposing to amend its Schedule of Fees to 
establish fees for transactions in options on the PowerShares Golden 
Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio (``PGJ'').\6\ The Exchange represents 
that PGJ \7\ is eligible for options trading because it constitutes 
``Fund Shares,'' as defined by ISE Rule 502(h).
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    \6\ PowerSharesTM and PGJTM are trademarks 
of PowerShares Capital Management LLC (``PowerShares'' or the 
``Adviser''). Halter Financial Group, Inc. (``Halter Financial'') is 
the index provider for the Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio 
(``PGJ''). The ``USX China Index'' is a trademark of Halter 
Financial and has been licensed for use for certain purposes by the 
Adviser. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of 
their respective owners. PGJ is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or 
promoted by Halter Financial, and Halter Financial makes no 
representation regarding the advisability of investing in PGJ. 
Halter Financial and PowerShares have not licensed or authorized ISE 
to (i) engage in the creation, listing, provision of a market for 
trading, marketing, and promotion of options on PGJ or (ii) to use 
and refer to any of their trademarks or service marks in connection 
with the listing, provision of a market for trading, marketing, and 
promotion of options on PGJ or with making disclosures concerning 
options on PGJ under any applicable federal or state laws, rules or 
regulations. Halter Financial and PowerShares do not sponsor, 
endorse, or promote such activity by ISE, and are not affiliated in 
any manner with ISE.
    \7\ The Exchange inadvertently included a reference to ILF 
options and requested that the Commission correct this error. 
Telephone conversation between Samir Patel, Assistant General 
Counsel, CBOE, and Sonia Trocchio, Special Counsel, Division of 
Trading and Markets, Commission (December 6, 2007).
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    All of the applicable fees covered by this filing are identical to 
fees charged by the Exchange for all other Premium Products. 
Specifically, the Exchange is proposing to adopt an execution fee and a 
comparison fee for all transactions in options on PGJ.\8\ The amount of 
the execution fee and comparison fee for products covered by this 
filing shall be $0.15 and $0.03 per contract, respectively, for all 
Public Customer Orders \9\ and Firm Proprietary orders. The amount of 
the execution fee and comparison fee for all ISE Market Maker 
transactions shall be equal to the execution fee and comparison fee

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currently charged by the Exchange for ISE Market Maker transactions in 
equity options.\10\ Finally, the amount of the execution fee and 
comparison fee for all non-ISE Market Maker transactions shall be $0.37 
and $0.03 per contract, respectively.\11\ Further, since options on PGJ 
are multiply-listed, the Payment for Order Flow fee shall apply to this 
product. The Exchange believes the proposed rule change will further 
the Exchange's goal of introducing new products to the marketplace that 
are competitively priced.
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    \8\ These fees will be charged only to Exchange members. Under a 
pilot program that is set to expire on July 31, 2008, these fees 
will also be charged to Linkage Orders (as defined in ISE Rule 
1900). See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56128 (July 24, 
2007), 72 FR 42161 (August 1, 2007) (SR-ISE-2007-55).
    \9\ ``Public Customer Order'' is defined in Exchange Rule 
100(a)(39) as an order for the account of a Public Customer. 
``Public Customer'' is defined in Exchange Rule 100(a)(38) as a 
person that is not a broker or dealer in securities.
    \10\ The execution fee is currently between $.21 and $.12 per 
contract side, depending on the Exchange Average Daily Volume, and 
the comparison fee is currently $.03 per contract side.
    \11\ The amount of the execution and comparison fee for non-ISE 
Market Maker transactions executed in the Exchange's Facilitation 
and Solicitation Mechanisms is $0.16 and $0.03 per contract, 
respectively.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Act for this proposed rule change is the 
requirement under section 6(b)(4) of the Act \12\ that an exchange have 
an equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges 
among its members and other persons using its facilities.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not 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

    The Exchange has not solicited, and does not intend to solicit, 
comments on this proposed rule change. The Exchange has not received 
any unsolicited written comments from members or other interested 
parties.

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

    Because the foregoing rule change establishes or changes a due, 
fee, or other charge imposed by the Exchange, it has become effective 
pursuant to section 19(b)(3) of the Act \13\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) \14\ 
thereunder. 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 furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \14\ 17 CFR 19b-4(f)(2).
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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 No. SR-ISE-2007-114 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-ISE-2007-114. This file 
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, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10 
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for 
inspection and copying at the principal office of the ISE. 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-ISE-2007-114 and should be 
submitted on or before January 3, 2008.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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    \15\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-24088 Filed 12-12-07; 8:45 am]
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