71 FR 191 pgs. 58456-58457 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change, and Amendment No. 1 Thereto, Prohibiting a Participant Firm From Earning Credits When Its Exchange Bill Is More Than 30 Days Past Due
Type: NOTICEVolume: 71Number: 191Pages: 58456 - 58457
Docket number: [Release No. 34-54522; File No. SR-CHX-2006-26]
FR document: [FR Doc. E6-16248 Filed 10-2-06; 8:45 am]
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-54522; File No. SR-CHX-2006-26]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change, and Amendment No. 1 Thereto, Prohibiting a Participant Firm From Earning Credits When Its Exchange Bill Is More Than 30 Days Past Due
September 27, 2006.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act"),1and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,2notice is hereby given that on August 22, 2006, the Chicago Stock Exchange, Inc. ("CHX" or "Exchange") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. On September 22, 2006, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1.3The Exchange has designated this proposal as one establishing or changing a due, fee, or other charge imposed by a self-regulatory organization pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act4and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder,5which renders the proposal effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change, as amended, from interested persons.
Footnotes:
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
2 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
3 In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange clarified the new language it proposes to add to its Schedule of Participant Fees and Credits ("Fee Schedule"). Originally, the Exchange proposed that the Fee Schedule be amended to provide that a CHX participant firm shall not be entitled to "receive" credits for any month when the participant firm's Exchange bill is more than 30 days past due. In Amendment No. 1, the Exchange made a clarifying change, instead amending the Fee Schedule to provide that a CHX participant firm shall not be entitled to "earn" credits for any month when the participant firm's Exchange bill is more than 30 days past due. For purposes of calculating the 60-day period within which the Commission may summarily abrogate the proposed rule change the Commission considers the period to commence on September 22, 2006, the date on which the CHX filed Amendment No. 1. See 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C).
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
5 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change
The CHX proposes to amend its Fee Schedule to provide that a CHX participant firm shall not be entitled to earn credits for any month when the participant firm's Exchange bill is more than 30 days past due. The text of the proposed rule change, as amended, is available on the Exchange's Web site at http://www.chx.com/rules/proposed_rules.htm, at the Office of the Secretary of the Exchange, 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
Under the Exchange's Fee Schedule, the Exchange's participants, including its specialists and floor brokers, can qualify for credits that reduce the total monthly fees owed by these participants.6These credits include a specialist "transaction credit" based on monthly tape revenue in securities reported on Tape A and B of the Consolidated Tape Association and a floor broker "earned credit" based on the transaction fees received as a result of floor broker executions.7
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6 The Exchange's Fee Schedule also includes a new credit for two-sided quote providers and a credit for dedicated odd-lot dealers.
7 See Fee Schedule, Section M(1)(specialist credits) and Section M(2)(a)(floor broker earned credits).
Through this proposed rule change, the Exchange amends the Fee Schedule to add a new provision-applicable to all credits-that prevents a participant firm from earning credits for any month when payment of the firm's Exchange bill (from one or more previous months) is more than 30 days past due.8The Exchange believes that this provision appropriately limits a participant's ability to receive credits from the Exchange when it has not paid an Exchange bill that has been due and owing for at least 30 days.
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8 For example, a participant's February bill is distributed in early March (say, March 10) and due in early April (in this example, April 10). It would be 30 days past due on May 10. If a participant has not paid its February bill by May 10, the participant would not be eligible to receive credits for the month of May (and for any later months during which the bill remains unpaid).
2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that its proposal to amend its schedule of fees is consistent with Section 6(b)(4) of the Act9provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among its members.
Footnotes:
9 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition
The Exchange 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
No written comments were either solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action
The foregoing proposed rule change establishes or changes a due, fee, or other charge applicable only to a member pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act10and Rule 19b-4(f)(2) thereunder.11Accordingly, the proposal took effect upon filing with the Commission.
Footnotes:
10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
11 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, as amended, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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.12
Footnotes:
12 See supra at note 3.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change, as amended, 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 rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include File Number SR-CHX-2006-26 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.
All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CHX-2006-26. 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 inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room. 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 Number SR-CHX-2006-26 and should be submitted on or before October 24, 2006.
For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.13
Footnotes:
13 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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