Securities and Exchange Commission
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. 34-57159; File No. SR-CBOE-2006-106] I. Introduction On December 12, 2006, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (“CBOE” or the “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission” or “SEC”), 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 adopt an interpretation of the rules of CBOE in response to the acquisition of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (“CBOT”) by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc. (“CME Holdings”). On January 17, 2007, the Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change which replaced and superseded the filing. The proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, was published for notice and comment in the Federal Register on February 6, 2007. [ 3 ] The Commission received 174 comment letters from 134 separate commenters on the proposed rule change, including comment letters from CBOT members and legal counsel to CBOT and CBOT members. The CBOE submitted its response to comments on June 15, 2007. [ 4 ] On June 29, 2007, CBOE filed Partial Amendment No. 2 to the proposal. [ 5 ] This order approves the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment Nos. 1 and 2. II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change A. Background As compensation for the “special cont…
Citation: 73 FR 3769
