[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12898-12900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5083]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-66472; File No. SR-C2-2012-008]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated; 
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change 
To Amend the Fees Schedule

February 27, 2012.
    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 February 23, 2012, C2 Options Exchange, Incorporated (the 
``Exchange'' or ``C2'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (the ``Commission'') the

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proposed rule change as described in Items I and II below, which Items 
have been prepared by the Exchange. 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 Exchange proposes to amend its Fees Schedule. The text of the 
proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's Web site (http://www.c2exchange.com/Legal/), at the Exchange'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, the Exchange 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 Exchange 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
    On September 2, 2011, the Commission approved a proposed rule 
change filed by the Exchange to permit on a pilot basis the listing and 
trading on C2 of Standard & Poor's 500 Index (``S&P 500'') options with 
third-Friday-of-the-month (``Expiration Friday'') expiration dates for 
which the exercise settlement value will be based on the index value 
derived from the closing prices of component securities (``SPXPM'').\3\ 
On September 28, 2011, the Exchange filed an immediately-effective rule 
change to adopt fees associated with the anticipated trading of SPXPM 
(the ``Initial SPXPM Fees Filing'').\4\ In the Initial SPXPM Fees 
Filing, the Exchange adopted an SPXPM Tier Appointment Fee of $4,000 
which would be charged to any Market-Maker Permit holder that has an 
appointment (registration) in SPXPM at any time during a calendar 
month, but the Exchange also waived that fee through November 30, 2011. 
On November 23, the Exchange extended that waiver through December 31, 
2011.\5\ The Exchange then extended that waiver once again through 
February 29, 2012.\6\ The Exchange hereby proposes continuing that 
waiver for three months through May 31, 2012. The purpose of this 
waiver extension is to allow more time for the SPXPM market to develop 
and allow and encourage Market-Makers to join in and elect for an SPXPM 
Tier Appointment.
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-65256 (September 
2, 2011), 76 FR 55969 (September 9, 2011) (SR-C2-2011-008).
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-65471 (October 3, 
2011), 76 FR 62491 (October 7, 2011) (SR-C2-2011-026).
    \5\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-65874 (December 
2, 2011), 76 FR 76785 (December 8, 2011) (SR-C2-2011-037).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-66140 (January 
11, 2012), 77 FR 2772 (January 19, 2012) (SR-C2-2012-002).
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    The proposed rule change is to take effect on March 1, 2012.
2. Statutory Basis
    The proposed rule change is consistent with Section 6(b) of the 
Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) \8\ 
of the Act in particular, in that it is designed to provide for the 
equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges among 
C2 Trading Permit Holders and other persons using Exchange facilities. 
Continuing the waiver of the SPXPM Tier Appointment Fee is reasonable 
because it will allow Market-Makers with an SPXPM Tier Appointment to 
avoid paying the Tier Appointment Fee for another 3-month period, and 
is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because all Market-Makers 
with an SPXPM Tier Appointment will be able to avoid paying the SPXPM 
Tier Appointment Fee through May 31, 2012.
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    C2 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

    The Exchange neither solicited nor received comments on the 
proposed rule change.

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

    The proposed rule change is designated by the Exchange as 
establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge, thereby 
qualifying for effectiveness on filing pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 
of the Act \9\ and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b-4 \10\ thereunder. 
At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, 
the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend 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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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \10\ 17 C.F.R. 240.19b-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 email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-C2-2012-008 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-C2-2012-008. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email 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

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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 will also 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-C2-2012-008 and should be submitted on or before March 23, 
2012.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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    \11\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-5083 Filed 3-1-12; 8:45 am]
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