
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16730-16731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06156]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-69122; File No. SR-CFE-2013-003]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC; Notice 
of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Regarding Reportable Position 
Reporting of Security Futures by Non-Trading Privilege Holders

March 12, 2013.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on March 1, 2013 CBOE Futures 
Exchange, LLC (``CFE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule 
change described in Items I, II, and III below, which Items II and III 
have been prepared by CFE. The Commission is publishing this notice to 
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. 
CFE also has filed this proposed rule change with the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission (``CFTC''). CFE filed a written certification with 
the CFTC under Section 5c(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'') 
\2\ on March 1, 2013.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(7).
    \2\ 7 U.S.C. 7a-2(c).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Description of the Proposed Rule 
Change

    CFE proposes to add new subparagraph (b) to CFE Rule 412B 
(Reportable Positions) to make clear that Persons \3\ that are not CFE 
Trading Privilege Holders (``TPHs'') and that are required by CFTC 
regulations to report to the CFTC reportable positions and related 
information relating to CFE security futures contracts are obligated to 
also report the foregoing reportable positions and related information 
to CFE in a form and manner prescribed by CFE. CFE also proposes to 
amend subparagraph (d) to CFE Rule 308 (Consent to Exchange 
Jurisdiction) by adding CFE Rule 412B(b) to the list of CFE Rules that 
are applicable to non-TPHs.
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    \3\ CFE Rule 155 defines the term ``Person'' to mean any natural 
person, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint 
venture, trust or corporation.
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    The scope of this filing is limited solely to the application of 
the rule changes to security futures traded on CFE. The only security 
futures currently traded on CFE are traded under Chapter 16 of CFE's 
Rulebook which is applicable to Individual Stock Based and Exchange-
Traded Fund Based Volatility Index (``Volatility Index'') security 
futures.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
Web site at http://www.cfe.cboe.com, on the Commission's Web site at 
http://www.sec.gov, at the principal office 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, CFE 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. CFE 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
    The purpose of the proposal is to add new subparagraph (b) to CFE 
Rule 412B (Reportable Positions) to make clear that Persons that are 
not CFE TPHs and that are required by CFTC regulations to report to the 
CFTC reportable positions and related information relating to CFE 
security futures contracts are obligated to also report the foregoing 
reportable positions and related information to CFE in a form and 
manner prescribed by CFE. CFE also proposes to amend subparagraph (d) 
to CFE Rule 308 (Consent to Exchange Jurisdiction) by including a 
citation to CFE Rule 412B(b) in the list of CFE Rules that are 
applicable to non-TPHs.
    Under the CFTC's large trader reporting system (``LTRS''), futures 
commission merchants and others are required to file daily reports with 
the CFTC under Part 17 of the CFTC's regulations.\4\ There are two 
components to the LTRS for all futures accounts. The first component is 
a reporting of futures and options on futures positions of traders with 
positions at or above specific reporting levels. The second component 
is the filing of CFTC Form 102 (Identification of Special Accounts) 
which is used to identify each new account that acquires a reportable 
position.
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    \4\ 17 U.S.C. 15.03(b).
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    CFE Rule 412B already provides that TPHs are required to report to 
CFE in a form and manner prescribed by CFE reportable positions and 
related information relating to CFE contracts that TPHs are obligated 
to report to the CFTC pursuant to CFTC regulations. However, CFE Rule 
412B does not currently explicitly state that this requirement is 
applicable to non-TPHs, such as foreign brokers, that are required to 
report to the CFTC reportable security futures positions and related 
information concerning to CFE contracts. The purpose of this proposal 
is to make clear that this requirement would be applicable to those 
parties.
    To affect this change, CFE proposes to add below new paragraph (b) 
to CFE Rule 412B:
    (b) Any Person that is not a Trading Privilege Holder and that is 
required to report to the [CFTC] pursuant to [CFTC] regulations 
reportable positions and related information relating to Exchange 
Contracts shall report the foregoing reportable positions and related 
information to the Exchange in a form and manner prescribed by the 
Exchange.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \6\ in particular in that it is designed 
to foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in 
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and 
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market 
system, and in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would 
strengthen its ability to carry out its self-regulatory obligations. 
Specifically, CFE needs to receive reportable positions and related 
information in a form and manner that will allow its seamless 
integration into the market surveillance program and systems utilized 
by CFE and its regulatory services provider. The proposal will 
facilitate CFE's ability to receive reportable positions and related 
information related to CFE security futures contracts in this manner 
from non-TPHs that are required to report this information to the CFTC.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    CFE does not believe that the proposed rule change will impose any 
burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of 
the purposes of the Act. The Exchange

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believes that the proposed rule change is equitable and not unfairly 
discriminatory because it makes clear that Persons that are not CFE 
TPHs and that are required by CFTC regulations to report to the CFTC 
reportable positions and related information relating to CFE contracts 
are obligated to also report the foregoing reportable positions and 
related information to CFE in a form and manner prescribed by CFE. This 
is the same reporting requirement that applies that CFE TPHs.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The proposed rule change will become operative on March 18, 2013.
    At any time within 60 days of the date of effectiveness of the 
proposed rule change, the Commission, after consultation with the CFTC, 
may summarily abrogate the proposed rule change and require that the 
proposed rule change be refiled in accordance with the provisions of 
Section 19(b)(1) of the Act.\7\
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change 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 email to rule-comments@sec.gov. Please include 
File Number SR-CFE-2013-003 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, 
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CFE-2013-003. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email 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 Web site viewing and 
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available 
for inspection and copying at the principal offices 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-CFE-2013-003, 
and should be submitted on or before April 8, 2013.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-06156 Filed 3-15-13; 8:45 am]
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