Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Partial Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Partial Amendment No. 1, by the Options Clearing Corporation Concerning the Payment of Interest on Margin Cash

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Securities and Exchange Commission [Release No. 34-106391; File No. SR-OCC-2026-007] September 16, 2026. I. Introduction On July 24, 2026, the Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“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 pule change regarding the payment of interest on Clearing ( printed page 59819) Members' cash margin. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on August 5, 2026. [ 3 ] On September 15, 2026, OCC amended File No. SR OCC-2026-007 (hereinafter “Partial Amendment No. 1”) to clarify statements concerning the use of subaccounts at a Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”). [ 4 ] The Commission has not received any comments on the Proposed Rule Change. For the reasons discussed below, the Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on Partial Amendment No. 1 from interested persons, and approving the proposed rule change, as modified by Partial Amendment No. 1 (hereinafter, the “Proposed Rule Change”). OCC is a central counterparty (“CCP”), which means that, as part of its function as a clearing agency, it interposes itself as the buyer to every seller and seller to every buyer for certain financial transactions. As the CCP for the listed options markets in the United States, [ 5 ] …