[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49123-49127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19582]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-72839; File No. SR-CBOE-2014-040]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange, 
Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Orders 
That Are Tied to Stock

August 13, 2014.

I. Introduction

    On April 30, 2014, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated 
(the ``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission (the ``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change regarding option orders that are 
tied to an order(s) for the underlying stock or a security convertible 
into the underlying stock. The proposed rule change was published for 
comment in the Federal Register on May 19, 2014.\3\ The Commission 
received two comment letters regarding the proposed rule change.\4\ On 
June 25, 2014, the Exchange extended the time for Commission action to 
August 4, 2014. On July 15, 2014, the Exchange submitted a letter 
responding to the comment letters.\5\ The Commission received an 
additional comment letter on July 18, 2014.\6\ On July 31, 2014, the 
Exchange extended the time for Commission action to August 15, 2014. On 
August 6, 2014, the Exchange submitted a second response letter.\7\ 
This order approves the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 72154 (May 13, 
2014), 79 FR 28787 (``Notice'').
    \4\ See letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, 
from James Ongena, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, 
Chicago Stock Exchange, dated June 9, 2014 (``CHX Letter''); Manisha 
Kimmel, Managing Director, Financial Information Forum, dated June 
13, 2014 (``FIF Letter I'').
    \5\ See letter to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, 
from Laura G. Dickman, Senior Attorney, CBOE, dated July 15, 2014 
(``CBOE Letter I'').
    \6\ See letter to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, 
Manisha Kimmel, Managing Director, Financial Information Forum, 
dated July 18, 2014 (``FIF Letter II'').
    \7\ See letter to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, 
from Laura G. Dickman, Senior Attorney, CBOE, dated August 6, 2014 
(``CBOE Letter II'').
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II. Description of the Proposal

    The Exchange proposes to define a ``Tied to Stock Order'' and 
establish reporting requirements for Tied to Stock Orders. 
Specifically, the Exchange proposes that an order is tied to stock (and 
is, therefore, a Tied to Stock Order) if, at the time the Trading 
Permit Holder (``TPH'') representing the order on the Exchange receives 
or initiates the order, the TPH has knowledge that the order is coupled 
with an order(s) for the underlying stock or a security convertible 
into the underlying stock (``convertible security'' and, together with 
underlying stock, ``non-option'').\8\ The Exchange notes that a TPH 
must have knowledge of the non-option order for an order to meet the 
definition of a Tied to Stock Order.\9\ As an example, the Exchange 
states that if a TPH is a routing broker and receives an option order 
with no knowledge of a related stock component submitted separately for 
execution, then the routing broker TPH is not required to mark the 
order as a Tied to Stock Order.\10\ Accordingly, the Exchange states 
that routing brokers do not need to take any steps to require non-TPH 
clients to identify orders as Tied to Stock Orders.\11\
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    \8\ See proposed CBOE Rule 6.53(y). CBOE notes that Tied to 
Stock Orders may be simple or complex orders and may be part of, 
among other things, buy-write strategies, married put strategies, 
delta neutral strategies, contingent strategies, and other stock-
option trading strategies with definitive option orders and stock 
orders. See Notice, supra note 3, at 28788.
    \9\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 28788.
    \10\ See id.
    \11\ See id. The Exchange notes, however, that where a routing 
client is a TPH, and that client separates a related stock order (or 
is aware of a separate non-option order) prior to submitting the 
option order to the routing broker, the TPH client has the 
responsibility to mark the order as a Tied to Stock Order, and the 
routing broker would not have any ``re-marking'' obligation. See id. 
Nevertheless, the Exchange states that where a routing broker 
populates order information for orders and either elects to route 
the non-option order of a trading strategy separately for execution 
(or has knowledge of a separate non-option component), then the 
routing broker must mark the order as a Tied to Stock Order. See id. 
at 28788-89.

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    In the Notice, the Exchange states that an order is a Tied to Stock 
Order only if it is part of a trading strategy coupled with at least 
one non-option component, which trading strategy comprised a single 
investment decision for which the investor has the intent of execution 
of these orders at or near the same time.\12\ The Exchange further 
states that an option order that is received or initiated to hedge a 
previously executed stock transaction is not a Tied to Stock Order.\13\ 
In such a case, the Exchange states the option order is a separate and 
subsequent investment decision based on an existing stock position, 
without the necessary intent for execution of the option order at or 
near the same time as a non-option order.\14\
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    \12\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 28789.
    \13\ See id.
    \14\ See id. Similarly, the Exchange states that an option 
transaction or position that is hedged with a subsequently received 
or initiated stock order would not be a Tied to Stock Order. See id.
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    Under the proposal, TPHs representing Tied to Stock Orders must 
include an indicator on each such order upon systemization unless: (1) 
The order is submitted to the Exchange as part of a qualified 
contingent cross \15\ (``QCC'') order through an Exchange-approved 
device; \16\ (2) the order is submitted to the Exchange for electronic 
processing as a stock-option order; \17\ (3) all of the component 
orders (including both option and stock or convertible security 
components) are systematized on a single order ticket.\18\
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    \15\ See CBOE Rule 6.53(u) (defining QCC order).
    \16\ The Exchange notes that the Floor Broker Workstation and 
PULSe workstation would currently be the only Exchange-approved 
devices for this proposal. See Notice, supra note 3, at n.5.
    \17\ See CBOE Rule 6.53C(a)(2) (defining a stock-option order).
    \18\ See proposed CBOE Rule 6.53(y)(i)-(iii).
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    CBOE proposes certain reporting requirements for Tied to Stock 
Orders. Specifically, the Exchange proposes to adopt CBOE Rule 15.2A, 
which provides that, in a manner and form prescribed by the 
Exchange,\19\ each Trading Permit Holder must, on the business day 
following the order execution date, report to the Exchange the 
following information for the executed stock or convertible security 
legs of QCC orders, stock-option orders, and other Tied to Stock Orders 
that the Trading Permit Holder executed on the Exchange that trading 
day: (a) Time of execution, (b) execution quantity, (c) execution 
price, (d) venue of execution, and (e) any other information requested 
by the Exchange.\20\ Under the proposal, TPHs may arrange for their 
clearing firm to submit these reports on their behalf; provided that, 
if the clearing firm does not report an executed stock order, the TPHs 
would be responsible for reporting the information.\21\
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    \19\ The Exchange proposes to announce by Regulatory Circular 
any determinations, including the manner and form of the report it 
makes pursuant to CBOE Rule 15.2A. See proposed CBOE Rule 15.2A, 
Interpretation and Policies .01. The Commission notes that the 
Exchange issued Regulatory Circular RG14-110, detailing the proposed 
technical specifications of CBOE Rule 15.2A. See CBOE Regulatory 
Circular RG14-110.
    \20\ See proposed CBOE Rule 15.2A (Reports of Execution of Stock 
Transactions).
    \21\ See id. The Exchange also proposes to amend CBOE Rule 6.77 
governing order service firms to provide that order service firms 
must submit reports pursuant to CBOE Rule 15.2A with respect to the 
stock transactions they execute on behalf of market-makers pursuant 
to CBOE Rule 6.77. See proposed CBOE Rule 6.77(e). The Exchange 
notes that order service firms are TPHs (and thus would already be 
subject to proposed CBOE Rule 15.2A), but believes it is helpful to 
include all the requirements applicable to order service firms in a 
single Exchange rule. See Notice, supra note 3, at 28790.
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    Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Exchange proposes that TPHs do 
not need to report information pursuant to CBOE Rule 15.2A with respect 
to: (a) Stock-option orders submitted to the Exchange for electronic 
processing, or (b) stock or convertible security orders entered into an 
Exchange-approved device.\22\ The Exchange also proposes that market-
makers (or their clearing firms) may include the information required 
by CBOE Rule 15.2A in the equity reports submitted pursuant to existing 
CBOE Rule 8.9(b).\23\ For Tied to Stock Orders that are executed on 
multiple options exchanges, the Exchange proposes that TPHs (or their 
respective clearing firms) may report to the Exchange the information 
required by CBOE Rule 15.2A for the entire stock or convertible 
security component(s) rather than the portion applicable to the portion 
of the order that executed at the Exchange.\24\ Finally, the Exchange 
proposes that, in lieu of the time of execution information required 
under proposed CBOE Rule 15.2A(a), the Exchange may accept the time of 
the trade report if that time is generally within 90 seconds of the 
time of execution.\25\
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    \22\ See proposed CBOE Rule 15.2A, Interpretation and Policies 
.02.
    \23\ See id. at Interpretation and Policies .03.
    \24\ See id. at Interpretation and Policies .04.
    \25\ See id. at Interpretation and Policies .05.
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    The purpose of the proposed rule change, according to the Exchange, 
is to enhance the Exchange's ability to effectively monitor and conduct 
surveillance of its market and TPHs relevant cross-market trading 
activity with respect to stock orders for which the execution 
information is not electronically captured by the Exchange's current 
audit trail.\26\ The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change 
will improve its ability to conduct more timely and accurate trading 
analyses, market reconstructions, complex enforcement inquiries or 
investigations, and inspections and examinations.\27\ By improving the 
Exchange's ability to tie an executed non-option leg to its 
corresponding option order, the Exchange believes the proposed rule 
change will help the Exchange surveil such orders for compliance with 
applicable rules such as Regulation SHO \28\ or front-running 
rules.\29\ The Exchange further believes that the proposed rule change 
will substantially decrease both the Exchange's and TPHs' 
administrative burden in the long-term, in having to otherwise manually 
gather this cross-market information and tie non-option legs to option 
orders in connection with the Exchange's regulatory duties.\30\
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    \26\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 28790. The Exchange notes that 
while the Consolidated Audit Trail (``CAT'') will eventually capture 
the stock transaction information that is the subject of this 
proposal, the Exchange believes that the implementation of CAT may 
be several year away and that the Exchange should continue to 
enhance its audit trail when it identifies opportunities to do so. 
See id. See also 17 CFR 242.613 (Consolidated Audit Trail).
    \27\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 28790.
    \28\ 17 CFR 242.200 et seq.
    \29\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 28790.
    \30\ See id.
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    The Exchange proposes to announce the implementation date of the 
proposed rule change in a Regulatory Circular to be published no later 
than 90 days following the effective date of the proposed rule change, 
with such implementation date occurring no later than 180 days 
following the effective date.\31\
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    \31\ See id.
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III. Summary of Comments and CBOE's Response

    As previously noted, the Commission received a total of three 
comment letters, from two commenters, on the proposal.\32\ One 
commenter supported the proposed rule change.\33\ The other commenter 
expressed concerns and requested more information about implementing 
the proposed rule change.\34\ CBOE submitted two letters responding to 
the comments.\35\
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    \32\ See supra notes 4 and 6.
    \33\ See CHX Letter, supra note 4.
    \34\ See FIF Letter I and FIF Letter II, supra notes 4 and 6.
    \35\ See supra notes 5 and 7.
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    The first commenter, a national securities exchange, expressed 
support for the Exchange's proposal.\36\ The

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commenter, while broadly in support of the proposal, noted that it does 
not believe that the proposal sufficiently addresses the complex task 
of identifying and linking the often numerous component trades of Tied 
to Stock Orders executed on different markets.\37\ To this end, the 
commenter suggested that it would be willing, in coordination with 
other market participants, to mark every execution for components of a 
Tied to Stock Order that was submitted to the commenter's exchange with 
a unique stock leg trade identifier and to make such information 
readily available to its own members and other market participants.\38\ 
In response, the Exchange stated that it welcomes the opportunity to 
coordinate with other exchanges to create further enhancements and 
regulatory efficiencies, but noted that such efforts would take time to 
implement, and the Exchange believes it is necessary to proceed with 
this proposal.\39\
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    \36\ See CHX Letter, supra note 4, at 1.
    \37\ See id.
    \38\ See id.
    \39\ See CBOE Letter I, supra note 5, at 2.
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    The second commenter, an industry group, submitted two comment 
letters expressing concerns relating to the implementation of the 
proposed rule change and requesting more information from the Exchange 
on such implementation.\40\ The first comment letter requested that the 
Exchange release the reporting specifications for the proposed rule 
change.\41\ The commenter expressed concern that, without knowing the 
technical specifications for the proposed rule change, it would be 
difficult to accurately estimate the amount of time and effort that 
would be required of market participants affected by the proposed rule 
change to implement the proposal.\42\ In response, the Exchange 
directed the commenter to a regulatory circular that included technical 
specifications in the form of proposed data reporting specifications 
for reports of the non-option components of Tied to Stock Orders.\43\ 
The Exchange also stated that it would announce the proposed 
implementation date of the reporting requirements no later than 90 days 
following the effective date of the proposed rule change, which 
implementation date would be no later than 180 days following the 
effective date of the proposed rule change. The Exchange stated it 
believes this implementation schedule would provide TPHs with 
sufficient time to comply with the proposed rule change.\44\
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    \40\ See FIF Letter I, supra note 4, and FIF Letter II, supra 
note 6.
    \41\ See FIF Letter I, supra note 4, at 2.
    \42\ See id.
    \43\ See CBOE Letter I, supra note 5. See also CBOE Regulatory 
Circular RG14-110.
    \44\ See CBOE Letter I, supra note 5, at 1-2.
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    Following the public release of the technical specifications 
relating to the proposed rule change, the second commenter expressed 
additional concerns about the implementation of the proposal.\45\ 
Specifically, the commenter believed that the technology build for 
market participants affected by the proposed rule change will be 
significant.\46\ The commenter noted a number of differences with, and 
additional information requested by, the technical specifications to 
the proposed rule change as compared to CBOE's existing equity 
reporting format for market makers under current CBOE Rule 8.9(b).\47\
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    \45\ See FIF Letter II, supra note 6.
    \46\ See id. at 2.
    \47\ See id. at 2-6. See also, supra note 23 and accompanying 
text.
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    In response to the second commenter, the Exchange stated that the 
proposed rule change will enhance CBOE's audit trail, particularly with 
respect to cross-market trading activity.\48\ While the proposed 
reporting requirement may impose upfront costs on Trading Permit 
Holders, the Exchange asserted that this is offset by the future 
benefits provided by the proposed rule filing.\49\ Currently, Exchange 
surveillances monitor Trading Permit Holders' cross-market trading 
activity.\50\ If the surveillances detect a potential violation, the 
Exchange receives an alert, at which point the Exchange investigates 
the trading activity.\51\ In connection with these efforts, the 
Exchange often requests transaction information on an ad hoc basis from 
Trading Permit Holders.\52\ According to the Exchange, this is both 
costly and time-consuming for Trading Permit Holders, as well as the 
Exchange, due to the inconsistent format of the information submitted 
and the manual processing of such information.\53\ Regularly, after 
receiving this information, the Exchange determines that there is a 
reasonable basis to conclude that no further action is warranted with 
respect to that surveillance alert.\54\ The Exchange stated its belief 
that the information it will receive through the proposed stock 
reports, in connection with the tied to stock indicator, will 
significantly reduce the number of ad hoc requests it must make from 
Trading Permit Holders, as it will already have the stock transaction 
information necessary to make a similar determination with respect that 
surveillance alert.\55\
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    \48\ See CBOE Letter II, supra note 7 at 2.
    \49\ See id.
    \50\ See id. at 3.
    \51\ See id.
    \52\ See id.
    \53\ See CBOE Letter II, supra note 7 at 3.
    \54\ See id.
    \55\ See id.
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    In response to the second commenter's concern about the technical 
specifications required by the proposed rule change, the Exchange 
stated that it currently permits Clearing Trading Permit Holders (or 
Market-Makers to the extent a Clearing Trading Permit Holder does not 
report a trade on behalf of a Market-Maker) to submit CBOE Rule 8.9(b) 
Reports in one of two different formats (currently, each Clearing 
Trading Permit Holder may determine which format to use).\56\ The gap 
analysis that FIF performed was done with the ``older format'' for CBOE 
Rule 8.9(b) reports, while the proposed stock reporting format is 
substantially similar to the ``newer format.'' \57\ CBOE pointed out 
that it is in the process of migrating the reports from the older 
format to the newer format and intends to phase out the older format, 
and the proposed stock reporting requirement is based on the newer 
format (which in the future will be the required format for CBOE Rule 
8.9(b) reports).\58\
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    \56\ See id. at 1.
    \57\ See id. at 2.
    \58\ See id.
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    The Exchange stated that it is reviewing FIF's questions regarding 
some of the elements of the proposed stock reporting format and, if it 
deems necessary to provide additional detail regarding those and other 
elements, may issue another Regulatory Circular.\59\ The Exchange 
emphasized, however, that while the proposed reporting requirement 
format includes more fields than the older format of CBOE Rule 8.9(b) 
reports, neither proposed CBOE Rule 15.2A, Interpretation and Policy 
.03 nor Regulatory Circular RG 14-110 requires Trading Permit Holders 
to include those additional fields on CBOE Rule 8.9(b) reports to the 
extent Market-Makers rely on proposed Interpretation and Policy .03 to 
satisfy the proposed stock reporting requirement.\60\ Therefore, 
regardless of whether a Market Maker (or its Clearing Trading Permit 
Holder) uses the older format or newer format for CBOE Rule 8.9(b) 
reports, those reports will satisfy the proposed stock reporting 
requirement even though they may not include all of the data elements 
set forth in Regulatory Circular RG 14-110.\61\ According to the 
Exchange, to the extent CBOE Rule

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8.9(b) reports include information for all stock transactions of Market 
Makers, Market Makers will have no additional requirements under 
proposed CBOE Rule 15.2A.\62\
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    \59\ See CBOE Letter II, supra note 7 at 2.
    \60\ See id.
    \61\ See id.
    \62\ See id.
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    The Exchange acknowledged that while other Trading Permit Holders 
that are not subject to CBOE Rule 8.9(b) may have to perform system 
work to comply with proposed CBOE Rule 15.2A, this work will likely 
overlap with system work related to reports required by CBOE Rule 17.2, 
Interpretation and Policy .04.\63\ CBOE reiterated that it will accept 
feedback from Trading Permit Holders regarding the timing of the 
implementation date, but the Exchange believed the proposed time frame 
provides Trading Permit Holders that need to perform system work to be 
able to comply with the proposed rule change with sufficient time to do 
so.\64\
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    \63\ See id.
    \64\ See id.
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    The second commenter also argued that there are an insignificant 
number of transactions that would qualify as Tied to Stock Orders that 
would justify the time and costs of implementing the proposed rule 
change.\65\ While the Exchange acknowledged that it does not know the 
exact volume of tied to stock transactions, the Exchange stated that 
its self-regulatory obligations require it to monitor all types of 
trading activity, including order types that may represent a smaller 
amount of the Exchange's volume.\66\ The Exchange stated that it has 
identified an area in which it can enhance its audit trail, and the 
proposed rule change is intended to implement that enhancement.\67\ 
While it may cover an area that involves a smaller transaction volume, 
the Exchange believed the enhancement is reasonable and appropriate to 
assist in its efforts to monitor that area for potential violations of 
federal rules and regulations and Exchange rules.\68\
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    \65\ See FIF Letter II, supra note 6, at 7. The commenter also 
noted that the Exchange already has reporting requirements with 
respect to QCC orders, and questioned the need for this proposed 
rule change, which, in the commenter's view, would only 
incrementally improve the Exchange's audit trail. See id. at 7. The 
Exchange responded that while Regulatory Circular 13-102 does 
include a reporting requirement for QCC transactions, the proposed 
rule change will supersede that requirement upon implementation to 
achieve the enhancements described above. The Exchange stated that 
it expects the ``extensive implementation effort'' referenced by FIF 
to ultimately be required for other regulatory reporting 
requirements to which all Trading Permit Holders will be subject 
under CBOE Rule 17.2, Interpretation and Policy .04, as well as the 
transition from the older format to newer format of CBOE Rule 8.9(b) 
Reports. In addition, the Exchange stated that it expects any 
implementation effort to be offset by the ability of Market-Makers 
(through their Clearing Trading Permit Holders if they so choose) to 
satisfy the proposed stock reporting requirement through CBOE Rule 
8.9(b) Reports (whether the older or newer format is used) and fewer 
costly and time-consuming ad hoc requests for information. See CBOE 
Letter II, supra note 7, at 4.
    \66\ See CBOE Letter II, supra note 7, at 4.
    \67\ See id.
    \68\ See id.
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    The second commenter also expressed concerns that floor brokers, 
whom the commenter believes will be significantly impacted by the 
proposed rule change, may not fully understand the details of the 
proposal.\69\ The Exchange responded that the rule filing states that 
each Trading Permit Holder must comply with the proposed reporting 
requirement for the executed stock or convertible security legs of 
``tied to stock orders that the Trading Permit Holder executed on the 
Exchange that trading day'' (emphasis added).\70\ This includes Trading 
Permit Holders that act as floor brokers.\71\
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    \69\ See FIF Letter II, supra note 6, at 7.
    \70\ See CBOE Letter II, supra note 7, at 4.
    \71\ See id.
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    The second commenter expressed support for the other comment letter 
in favor of the proposed rule change that offered to work in 
coordination with other market participants to further enhance all 
market participants' ability to link disparate components of Tied to 
Stock Orders executed across various exchanges and marketplaces.\72\ 
The Exchange stated that it welcomes the opportunity to coordinate with 
other exchanges to identify methods that may create further 
enhancements and regulatory efficiencies with respect to such 
activity.\73\ However, the Exchange asserted that this type of 
cooperative effort would take time to implement.\74\ The Exchange noted 
that its current proposal identifies an opportunity to enhance CBOE's 
audit trail in the short-term, and it is necessary to proceed with the 
rule filing as proposed.\75\ To the extent there is an industry-wide 
effort to identity further opportunities for enhancements in the 
future, the Exchange stated that it will gladly cooperate with such an 
effort and further modify its rules as appropriate in coordination with 
such an effort.\76\
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    \72\ See FIF Letter II, supra note 6, at 7.
    \73\ See CBOE Letter II, supra note 7 at 4.
    \74\ See id.
    \75\ See id.
    \76\ See id.
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    Finally, the second commenter urged the Commission to consider 
requiring the release of specifications prior to rule adoption in order 
to allow for a more comprehensive evaluation of the implementation 
impact of rulemaking as part of the comment period process.\77\ CBOE 
responded to these concerns by stating that the proposed rule change is 
consistent with current and longstanding practice of announcing the 
form and manner of reporting requirements by Regulatory Circular to 
accommodate the technical detail of and regular changes to these 
formats.\78\ The Exchange believed that it generally provides 
sufficient implementation time for changes to reporting formats to 
accommodate Trading Permit Holders and will continue to do so.\79\ 
According to the Exchange, technology is constantly changing, and the 
Exchange regularly evaluates ways in which it may improve reporting 
formats to both its and Trading Permit Holders' benefits.\80\ When the 
Exchange identifies such improvements, it releases updates to the 
format.\81\ If exchanges were required to submit the form and manner of 
reporting requirements for Commission approval, the frequency with 
which they would need to seek this approval would render any benefits 
of improved formats moot.\82\ The Exchange stated that it appreciates 
any feedback on reporting formats for its releases, whether it is the 
initial format or an update to the existing format.\83\ However, like 
other rules, the proposed rule change provides the Exchange with 
authority to issue and modify the reporting format by Regulatory 
Circular.\84\
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    \77\ See FIF Letter II, supra note 6, at 8.
    \78\ See CBOE Letter II, supra note 7, at 3.
    \79\ See id.
    \80\ See id.
    \81\ See id.
    \82\ See id.
    \83\ See id.
    \84\ See CBOE Letter II, supra note 7, at 3-4.
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IV. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and 
regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities 
exchange.\85\ In particular, the Commission finds that the proposed 
rule change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\86\ which 
requires, among other things, that the rules of a national securities 
exchange be designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and 
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove 
impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and 
a national market system, and, in general, to protect investors and the 
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Commission believes that the stated objective of the proposal--to 
obtain sufficient trade data to effectively monitor cross-market 
trading activity--would further the purposes of the Act. Specifically, 
by better enabling the Exchange to surveil for compliance with 
Regulation SHO and frontrunning rules, the proposal is reasonably 
designed to help prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices 
and to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \85\ In approving this proposal, the Commission has considered 
the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital 
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \86\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Commission notes that the proposed rule change also allows for 
a TPH to arrange for its clearing firm to report Tied to Stock Orders 
on its behalf. The Commission also notes that the Exchange has stated 
that regardless of whether a Market Maker (or its Clearing Trading 
Permit Holder) uses the older format or newer format for CBOE Rule 
8.9(b) reports, those reports will satisfy the proposed stock reporting 
requirement even though they may not include all of the data elements 
set forth in Regulatory Circular RG 14-110. According to the Exchange, 
to the extent CBOE Rule 8.9(b) reports include information for all 
stock transactions of Market Makers, Market Makers will have no 
additional requirements under proposed Rule 15.2A. Under the proposed 
rule change, the Commission believes that it would be reasonable for 
the Exchange to anticipate a reduction in the number of ad hoc requests 
it must make from Trading Permit Holders, as the proposed rule change 
is designed to provide the Exchange with the non-option transaction 
information necessary to make a ``no further action is warranted'' 
determination with respect to a particular surveillance alert.

V. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the 
Act,\87\ that the proposed rule change (SR-CBOE-2014-040) is approved.
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    \87\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\88\
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    \88\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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