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On July 30, 2004, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (“CBOE” or “Exchange”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”),[1] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,[2] a proposed rule change relating to the Exchange's AutoQuote Triggered Ebook Execution system (“Trigger”). On September 23, 2004, the Exchange amended the proposed rule ( printed page 78070) change.[3] The proposed rule change, as amended, was published for comment in the Federal Register on November 22, 2004.[4] The Commission received no comments on the proposal. This order approves the proposed rule change.
Trigger allows orders resting in CBOE's electronic book to automatically execute in the limited situation where the bid or offer for a series of options generated by the Exchange's AutoQuote system (or any Exchange approved proprietary quote generation system used in lieu of the Exchange's Autoquote system) crosses or locks the Exchange's best bid or offer for that series as established by a booked order. Currently, Trigger provides for automatic executions of orders resting in the book [5] up to the maximum number of contracts permitted to be entered into RAES for that series (“Trigger Volume”). The trading crowd has the ability, but not the obligation, to execute manually the remaining contracts in the book that exceed the Trigger Volume. Any unexecuted contracts in the booked order in excess of the Trigger Volume remain in the book, and the bid or offer generated by Autoquote is one tick inferior to the price of the booked order, so that the disseminated quote does not cross or lock the Autoquote bid or offer.
The Exchange proposes to amend CBOE Rule 6.8(d)(v) to provide that where contracts remain in the book after an execution (or partial execution), or for any series where Trigger has not yet been implemented, orders in RAES for options of that series may, as determined by the appropriate FPC on a class by class basis, be (1) Automatically executed; or (2) rerouted on the Exchange's Order Routing System to the crowd PAR terminal (or to another location in the event of system problems or contrary firm routing instructions).
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 [6] and, in particular, the requirements of section 6(b) of the Act [7] and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Commission finds specifically that the proposed rule change is consistent with section 6(b)(5) of the Act,[8] because, in the Commission's view, the proposed rule change should help facilitate the execution of incoming RAES orders submitted during the Trigger process by making such orders eligible for automatic execution against the book orders that are crossed or locked by the Exchange's Autoquote system (or any Exchange approved proprietary quote generation system used in lieu of the Exchange's Autoquote system). The Commission notes that the proposed rule change would not change the existing execution process for incoming RAES orders that are submitted prior to a locked or crossed market.[91]
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,[10] that the proposed rule change (SR-CBOE-2004-52) is approved.
December 22, 2004.For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.[11]
Margaret H. McFarland,
Deputy Secretary.
3. See letter from David Doherty, CBOE, to Nancy J. Sanow, Assistant Director, Division of Market Regulation, Commission, dated September 22, 2004, and accompanying Form 19b-4 (“Amendment No. 1”). Amendment No. 1 replaced and superseded the original filing in its entirety.
Back to Citation4. See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50673 (November 16, 2004), 69 FR 67971.
Back to Citation5. Such orders are executed against market makers participating in the Exchange's Retail Automated Execution System (“RAES”). CBOE Rule 6.8(d).
Back to Citation6. In approving this proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
Back to Citation8. 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). Section 6(b)(5) of the Act requires 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 foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and facilitating transactions in securities, to 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; and are not designed to permit unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.”
Back to Citation9. These orders would continue to be executed in accordance with the RAES procedures set forth in CBOE Rule 6.8.
Back to Citation[FR Doc. 04-28480 Filed 12-28-04; 8:45 am]
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