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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change by Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated Relating to Broker-Dealer Orders on RAES
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- Release No. 34-47523
- File No. SR-CBOE-2002-69
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- 03-6984
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On November 26, 2002, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (“CBOE” or “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)[1] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,[2] a proposed rule change to allow the appropriate Floor Procedure Committee to determine, on a class and/or series basis, to prohibit access to RAES for broker-dealer orders after 3 p.m. The Exchange submitted Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change on January 21, 2003.[3]
The proposed rule change, as amended, was published for comment in the Federal Register on February 14, 2003.[4] The Commission received no comments on the proposed rule change.
The Commission has reviewed carefully the CBOE's proposed rule change and finds that the proposal is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities exchange,[5] and with the requirements of section 6(b).[6] In particular, the Commission finds that the proposal is consistent with section 6(b)(5) of the Act,[7] which requires, among other things, that the Exchange's rules be designed 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 public interest.
The Commission notes that currently, the appropriate Floor Procedure Committee (“FPC”) may permit broker-dealer orders on RAES during the trading day for options by class and/or series. The CBOE is proposing to allow an FPC to determine, on a class and/or series basis, to prohibit access to RAES for broker-dealer orders after 3 p.m.
In support of this proposal, the CBOE has represented that the options pricing models used by its members to generate the autoquote on CBOE use the price of underlying securities on the appropriate securities exchange,[8] and explained that once the underlying stock stops trading, there is no price feed from the underlying securities to automatically update the options pricing models and the options series must be updated manually. The CBOE believes that adding broker-dealers orders to those eligible to be executed on RAES could potentially increase the number of automatically executed orders significantly. The CBOE is concerned that if broker-dealer orders are permitted on RAES during times when manual updating is required, this could create additional difficulties in updating the option pricing models in a timely manner.
CBOE has represented that that it would like to permit RAES access in more classes and/or series for broker-dealer orders if the appropriate FPC were permitted to limit the access in classes or series, where appropriate, to the time period when the exchanges for the underlying securities are open for their regular trading session, i.e., until 3 p.m.
The Commission believes that the proposed rule change will permit broker-dealers to have access to RAES for the vast majority of the trading day. At the same time, the proposed rule change should minimize stress to the options pricing models when they are manually updated. The Commission further believes that the proposed rule change should provide the CBOE with sufficient flexibility to operate RAES in an efficient manner, while at the same time permitting increased competition for electronic orders and increasing liquidity in affected series or classes.
It is therefore Ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,[9] that the proposed rule change (SR-CBOE-2002-69) is approved.
Start SignatureFor the Commission by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.10
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
Footnotes
1. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
Back to Citation2. 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
Back to Citation3. See letter from Jaime Galvan, Attorney, CBOE, to Jennifer Colihan, Special Counsel, Division of Market Regulation, Commission, dated January 17, 2003 (“Amendment No. 1”).
Back to Citation4. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 47332 (February 10, 2003), 68 FR 7633.
Back to Citation5. In approving this rule proposal, the Commission notes that it has also considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
Back to Citation6. 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
Back to Citation7. 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
Back to Citation8. For purposes of this discussion securities exchanges includes NASDAQ.
Back to Citation9. 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
Back to Citation10. 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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