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7 In approving the proposed rule, the Commission and C below, of the most significant 2007. See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos.
has considered the rule’s impact on efficiency,
competition and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
aspects of such statements. 49292 (February 20, 2004), 69 FR 8993 (February
26, 2004) (SR–BSE–2004–01) (establishing the Pilot
78c(f).
8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). 1 15
Program); 49806 (June 4, 2004), 69 FR 32640 (June
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 10, 2004) (SR–BSE–2004–22); 51778 (June 2, 2005),
9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 70 FR 33562 (June 8, 2005) (SR–BSE–2005–18); and
10 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
53855 (May 24, 2006), 71 FR 30973 (May 31, 2006)
11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). (SR–BSE–2006–19).
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Exchange, the American Stock any burden on competition not or otherwise in furtherance of the
Exchange, and Nasdaq. BSE notes that necessary or appropriate in the purposes of the Act.
many of these stocks are still trading furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
below $20, including, for example, IV. Solicitation of Comments
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Oracle, Micron Technology, EMC Corp, Interested persons are invited to
Statement on Comments on the
and Motorola. submit written data, views, and
When a stock underlying an option Proposed Rule Change Received from
trades at a lower price, it requires a Members, Participants, or Others arguments concerning the foregoing,
larger percentage gain in the price of the including whether the proposed rule
The Exchange has neither solicited
stock for an option to become in-the- change is consistent with the Act.
nor received comments on the proposed
money. For example, if a stock trades at Comments may be submitted by any of
rule change.
$10, an investor that wants to purchase the following methods:
a slightly out-of-the-money call option III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Electronic Comments
would have to buy the $12.50 call. At
these levels, the stock price would need Commission Action • Use the Commission’s Internet
to increase by 25% to reach in-the- Because the foregoing rule change comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
money status. BSE notes that a 25% or does not: (1) Significantly affect the rules/sro.shtml); or
higher gain in the price of the protection of investors or the public • Send an e-mail to rule-
underlying stock is especially large interest; (2) impose any significant
given the lessened degree of volatility comments@sec.gov. Please include File
burden on competition; and (3) become No. SR–BSE–2007–17 on the subject
that recently has accompanied many operative for 30 days from the date of
stocks and options. According to BSE, line.
this filing, or such shorter time as the
listing additional strike prices on these Commission may designate, it has Paper Comments
classes has allowed BOX Participants to become effective pursuant to Section
provide their customers with greater 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 8 and Rule 19b– • Send paper comments in triplicate
trading flexibility in achieving their 4(f)(6) thereunder.910 to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
investment strategies. In further support At any time within 60 days of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
of this proposed rule change, the filing of the proposed rule change, the Station Place, 100 F Street, NE.,
Exchange submitted to the Commission Commission may summarily abrogate Washington, DC 20549–1090.
a Pilot Program Report, attached as such rule change if it appears to the
Exhibit 3 to the filing, offering detailed All submissions should refer to File No.
Commission that such action is SR–BSE–2007–17. This file number
data from and analysis of the Pilot necessary or appropriate in the public
Program. should be included on the subject line
interest, for the protection of investors, if e-mail is used. To help the
2. Statutory Basis Commission process and review your
8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
The Exchange believes that the data 9 17
comments more efficiently, please use
CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). Rule 19b–4(f)(6) also
demonstrates that there is sufficient requires the self-regulatory organization to give the only one method. The Commission will
investor interest and demand to extend Commission notice of its intent to file the proposed post all comments on the Commission’s
the Pilot Program for another year, rule change, along with a brief description and text Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
without adversely affecting systems of the proposed rule change, at least five business
days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
capacity. The proposed rule change is change, or such shorter time as designated by the submission, all subsequent
designed to provide investors with Commission. BSE has satisfied the five-day pre- amendments, all written statements
greater trading opportunities, and the filing requirement. In the event that BSE proposes
with respect to the proposed rule
flexibility and ability to more closely to: (1) Extend the Pilot Program beyond June 5,
2008; (2) expand the number of options eligible for change that are filed with the
tailor their investment strategies and inclusion in the Pilot Program; or (3) seek Commission, and all written
decisions to the movement of the permanent approval of the Pilot Program, BSE will communications relating to the
underlying security. Accordingly, the submit a Pilot Program report to the Commission
along with the filing of its proposal to extend, proposed rule change between the
Exchange believes that the proposal is
expand, or seek permanent approval of the Pilot Commission and any person, other than
consistent with the requirements of Program. BSE will file any proposal to expand or
Section 6(b) of the Act,6 in general, and those that may be withheld from the
seek permanent approval of the Pilot Program and
of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,7 in the Pilot Program report with the Commission at public in accordance with the
particular, in that it is designed to foster least 60 days prior to the expiration of the Pilot provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
cooperation and coordination with
Program. The Pilot Program report will cover the available for inspection and copying in
entire time the Pilot Program was in effect and will
persons engaged in regulating, clearing, include: (1) Data and written analysis on the open
the Commission’s Public Reference
settling, processing information with interest and trading volume for options (at all strike Room. Copies of such filing will also be
respect to, and facilitating transactions price intervals) selected for the Pilot Program; (2) available for inspection and copying at
delisted options series (for all strike price intervals) the principal office of BSE. All
in securities, to remove impediments to for all options selected for the Pilot Program; (3) an
and perfect the mechanism of a free and assessment of the appropriateness of $1 strike price comments received will be posted
open market and a national market intervals for the options BSE selected for the Pilot without change; the Commission does
system, and, in general, to protect Program; (4) an assessment of the impact of the not edit personal identifying
Pilot Program on the capacity of BSE’s, the Options
investors and the public interest. Price Reporting Authority’s, and vendors’ information from submissions. You
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s automated systems; (5) any capacity problems or should submit only information that
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For the Commission, by the Division of discussed any comments it received on behalf of the Exchange, is a $55
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated regarding the proposal. The text of these assessment for new applicants. The
authority.10 statements may be examined at the Exchange believes that these fees are
Florence E. Harmon, places specified in Item IV below. The duplicitous and as such, will eliminate
Deputy Secretary. Exchange has prepared summaries, set the $75 one time registration fee.
[FR Doc. E7–8733 Filed 5–7–07; 8:45 am] forth in sections A, B, and C below, of
Weekly Bulletin Subscription Fee
BILLING CODE 8010–01–P the most significant aspects of such
statements. NYSE Arca distributes a Weekly
Bulletin (‘‘Bulletin’’) to OTP Holders
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE A. Self Regulatory Organization’s and OTP Firms in order to provide them
COMMISSION Statement of the Purpose of, and with regulatory bulletins, rule adoption
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule notices, and other official
[Release No. 34–55679; File No. SR– Change
NYSEArca–2007–35] communications. The Bulletin has been
1. Purpose available either electronically or via
Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE The purpose of this filing is to amend U.S. Mail. To offset the cost of postage
Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and the existing NYSE Arca Rate Schedule and handling, the Exchange charges a
Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed by revising or eliminating certain fees $200 per year subscription fee to anyone
Rule Change Relating to Exchange and adding clarifying language to either electing to receive the Bulletin via
Fees and Charges footnotes or explanatory text, associated regular mail.
with certain fees. The Exchange also NYSE Arca Rule 2.25 requires that
April 27, 2007. Each OTP Holder and OTP Firm must
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the proposes making minor technical
changes to the Schedule. A brief maintain with NYSE Arca an electronic
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the mail account for communication with
‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3 description of each proposed change is
shown below. the NYSE Arca. Presently, all OTP
notice is hereby given that on April 3, Holders and OTP Firms receive the
2007, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’), OTP Trading Participant Rights Bulletin via e-mail subscriptions. As a
through its wholly owned subsidiary, result, the Exchange will no longer offer
NYSE Arca Market Makers pay a fee
NYSE Arca Equities, Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca the option of receiving the Bulletin via
of $4,000 per month for each Options
Equities’’), filed with the Securities and regular mail. Therefore, the Exchange
Trading Permit (OTP) used. The fee is
Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) proposes eliminating the Subscription
presently capped at $16,000 per month,
the proposed rule change as described Fee.
which represents four OTPs. Pursuant to
in Items I and II below, which Items
NYSEArca Rule 6.35(d)(4), a Market Transaction Fees
have been prepared by Exchange. The
Maker with four OTPs is permitted to
Exchange has filed this proposal The Exchange proposes making minor
trade all issues on the Exchange.
pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the changes to the Order Types included in
Because of this provision, there would
Act 4 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,5 the Transaction Fee section of the
never be an occasion for a Market Maker
which renders the proposed rule change Schedule.
to need more than four OTPs, thereby
effective upon filing with the Orders executed on behalf of
negating any need for a fee cap. As a
Commission. The Commission is registered Broker Dealers (‘‘BD’’), or
result, the Exchange proposes to
publishing this notice to solicit Broker Dealer Firms, are presently
eliminate the $16,000 fee cap from the
comments on the proposed rule change assessed the ‘‘BD rate.’’ In order to avoid
Schedule.
from interested persons. any misunderstanding and to clarify
LMM Options Issue Relinquishment Fee that the ‘‘BD rate’’ is applicable to the
I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of This fee was initially implemented to BD Firms as well as the BDs, the BD
the Proposed Rule Change help offset the costs incurred by the Electronic rate and BD Manual rate will
Exchange when a Lead Market Maker now read ‘‘Broker Dealer & Firm
NYSE Arca is proposing to amend its Electronic’’ and ‘‘Broker Dealer & Firm
(‘‘LMM’’) relinquished an allocated
Schedule of Fees and Charges for Manual.’’
option issue. Previously, the
Exchange Services (‘‘Schedule’’). The Presently, the ‘‘Firm rate’’ applies to
relinquishment process involved
text of the proposed rule change is any transaction involving a proprietary
administrative and technological
available at http://www.nysearca.com, at trading account of an OTP Firm that has
changes, both of which were mostly
the Exchange’s Office of the Secretary, a customer of that OTP Firm on the
manual processes. Much of the process
and at the Commission’s Public contra side of the transaction. This
has now been automated and the
Reference Room. explanation presently appears on the
associated cost has been significantly
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s reduced. Accordingly, the Exchange Schedule as a footnote to the Firm fee.
Statement of the Purpose of, and proposes eliminating the Issue This practice is generally referred to as
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Relinquishment Fee in its entirety. ‘‘facilitating’’ an order. In order to better
Change explain that the ‘‘Firm rate’’ is only
DEA Fee
In its filing with the Commission, the applicable when a firm facilitates their
The Exchange charges a one time $75 customer’s order, the Schedule will now
Exchange included statements
registration fee, for new applicants, read ‘‘Firm Facilitation.’’
concerning the purpose of and basis for when the Exchange also acts as the
the proposed rule changes and Designated Examining Authority. This Marketing Charge—QQQQ
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fee helps to offset administrative The Exchange assesses Market Makers
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
expenses involved in processing new a Marketing Charge on certain
2 15 U.S.C. 78a. applications. Much of the processing is transactions. The Standard and Poor’s
3 17 CFR 240.19b–4 now done over the NASD Central Depository Receipts (QQQQ) carry a
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). Registration Depository (‘‘CRD’’). $1.00 per contract charge. Marketing
5 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). Included in the fees that NASD collects Charges are not assessed on issues that
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