[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6421-6422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2733]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-61470; File No. SR-ISE-2010-09]


 Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities 
Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 
Rule Change To Add 75 Options Classes to the Penny Pilot Program

February 2, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``Act'') \1\, and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given 
that on January 29, 2010, the International Securities Exchange, LLC 
(the ``Exchange'' or the ``ISE'') filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission the proposed rule change as described in Items I, 
II, and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-
regulatory organization. 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.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The ISE proposes to designate an additional 75 options classes to 
be added to the pilot program to quote and to trade certain options in 
pennies (the ``Penny Pilot'') on February 1, 2010.

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 self-regulatory organization 
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 self-regulatory organization 
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
    ISE proposes to identify the next 75 options classes to be added to 
the Penny Pilot effective February 1, 2010. The Exchange recently filed 
to extend and expand the Penny Pilot through December 31, 2010.\3\ In 
that filing, the Exchange had proposed expanding the Penny Pilot on a 
quarterly basis to add the next 75 most actively traded multiply listed 
options classes based on national average daily volume for the six 
months prior to selection, closing under $200 per share on the 
Expiration Friday prior to expansion, except that the month immediately 
preceding their addition to the Penny Pilot will not be used for the 
purpose of the six month analysis.\4\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60865 (October 22, 
2009), 74 FR 55880 (October 29, 2009) (SR-ISE-2009-82).
    \4\ Index products would be included in the expansion if the 
underlying index level was under 200.
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    ISE proposes to add the following 75 options classes to the Penny 
Pilot on February 1, 2010, based on national average daily volume for 
the six months ending December 31, 2009:

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              Symbol                            Company name
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ABT...............................  Abbott Laboratories.
AEM...............................  Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.
AET...............................  Aetna Inc.
AFL...............................  Aflac Inc.
AKAM..............................  Akamai Technologies Inc.
AMAT..............................  Applied Materials Inc.
AMR...............................  AMR Corp.
ANF...............................  Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
APC...............................  Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
ATVI..............................  Activision Blizzard Inc.
BBD...............................  Banco Bradesco SA.
BCRX..............................  BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc.
BK................................  Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
BRCM..............................  Broadcom Corp.
BTU...............................  Peabody Energy Corp.
BX................................  Blackstone Group LP.
CAL...............................  Continental Airlines Inc.
CF................................  CF Industries Holdings Inc.
CMCSA.............................  Comcast Corp.
CSX...............................  CSX Corp.
CVS...............................  CVS Caremark Corp.
CX................................  Cemex SAB de CV.
DD................................  EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.
ERTS..............................  Electronic Arts Inc.
EWJ...............................  iShares MSCI Japan Inde Fund.
FDX...............................  FedEx Corp.
FNM...............................  Federal National Mortgage
                                     Association.
FRE...............................  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
GILD..............................  Gilead Sciences Inc.
GLW...............................  Corning Inc.
HBC...............................  HSBC Holdings PLC.
HES...............................  Hess Corp.
HL................................  Hecla Mining Co.
HOG...............................  Harley-Davidson Inc.
HON...............................  Honeywell International Inc.
JOYG..............................  Joy Global Inc.
JWN...............................  Nordstrom Inc.
KFT...............................  Kraft Foods Inc.
LEAP..............................  Leap Wireless International Inc.
LLY...............................  Eli Lilly & Co.
LO................................  Lorillard Inc.
LOW...............................  Lowe's Cos Inc.
M.................................  Macy's Inc.
MCO...............................  Moody's Corp.
MET...............................  MetLife Inc.
MMM...............................  3M Co.
MU................................  Micron Technology Inc.
NUE...............................  Nucor Corp.
OXY...............................  Occidental Petroleum Corp.
PARD..............................  Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc.
PEP...............................  PepsiCo Inc/NC.
PM................................  Philip Morris International Inc.
PNC...............................  PNC Financial Services Group Inc.
QID...............................  ProShares UltraShort QQQ.
SHLD..............................  Sears Holdings Corp.
SLM...............................  SLM Corp.
SLW...............................  Silver Wheaton Corp.
SQNM..............................  Sequenom Inc.
STEC..............................  STEC Inc.
STX...............................  Seagate Technology Inc.
SU................................  Suncor Energy Inc.
TCK...............................  Teck Resources Ltd.
TEVA..............................  Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
TLT...............................  iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury
                                     Bond Fund.
TZA...............................  Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X
                                     Shares.
UAUA..............................  UAL Corp.
URE...............................  ProShares Ultra Real Estate.
UTX...............................  United Technologies Corp.
WFR...............................  MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.
WFT...............................  Weatherford International Ltd.
WLP...............................  WellPoint Inc.
XLB...............................  Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund.
XRX...............................  Xerox Corp.
XTO...............................  XTO Energy Inc.
YRCW..............................  YRC Worldwide Inc.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The basis under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Exchange 
Act'') for this proposed rule change is

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found in Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\ in that the proposed rule 
change is designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, 
remove impediments to and perfect the mechanisms of a free and open 
market and a national market system and, in general, to protect 
investors and the public interest. In particular, the proposed rule 
change identifies the options classes to be added to the Penny Pilot in 
a manner consistent with prior rule changes.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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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 written comments from members or other interested parties.

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

    The proposed rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Exchange Act \6\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(1) 
thereunder,\7\ in that it constitutes a stated policy, practice, or 
interpretation with respect to the meaning, administration, or 
enforcement of an existing rule of the Exchange.
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    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i).
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(1).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate the rule change if it 
appears to the Commission that the action is necessary or appropriate 
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or would 
otherwise further 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-ISE-2010-09 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2010-09. 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 Web site viewing and 
printing 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 Exchange. 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-ISE-2010-09 and should be 
submitted on or before March 2, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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