[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57757-57758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24982]



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84560; File No. SR-CFE-2018-002]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC; Notice 
of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change Regarding Correction of Reporting 
Errors

November 9, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on October 31, 2018 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 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 October 31, 2018.
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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

    The Exchange proposes to extend the time frame for the correction 
of Block Trade and Exchange of Contract for Related Position (``ECRP'') 
transaction reporting errors. The scope of this filing is limited 
solely to the application of the proposed rule amendments to security 
futures that may be traded on CFE. Although no security futures are 
currently listed for trading on CFE, CFE may list security futures for 
trading in the future. The text of the proposed rule change is attached 
as Exhibit 4 to the filing but is not attached to the publication of 
this notice.

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
    Policy and Procedure III (Resolution of Error Trades) of the 
Policies and Procedures section of the CFE Rulebook includes a section 
which allows for the busting or adjusting of a Block Trade or the CFE 
contract leg of an ECRP transaction that is reported to CFE with a 
mistake, inaccuracy, or error. Specifically, Section G of Policy and 
Procedure III provides that CFE's Trade Desk is authorized to bust or 
adjust a Block Trade or the CFE contract leg of an ECRP transaction if 
both (i) there was a mistake, inaccuracy, or error in the information 
that was inputted into CFE's system for the Block Trade or the contract 
leg of the ECRP transaction and (ii) an Authorized Reporter for or 
party to the transaction notifies the Trade Desk of the mistake, 
inaccuracy, or error in a form and manner prescribed by the Exchange 
within thirty minutes from the time the transaction is reported in CFE 
market data. The proposed rule change extends the time period for the 
notification to the Trade Desk of such an error to 4:00 p.m. Chicago 
time of the business day of the transaction. The proposed rule change 
also makes clear that in order for the Trade Desk to bust or adjust a 
Block Trade or the CFE contract leg of an ECRP transaction under this 
provision, an Authorized Reporter or party on each side of the 
transaction must agree upon the mistake, inaccuracy, or error that 
occurred.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change will benefit 
CFE's market and CFE market participants by reducing risk to market 
participants and by clarifying when the Trade Desk is authorized to 
bust or adjust a Block Trade or the CFE contract leg of an ECRP 
transaction that is reported to CFE with a mistake, inaccuracy, or 
error. If a Block Trade or ECRP transaction is reported with a mistake, 
inaccuracy, or error that is not corrected, the parties to the 
transaction will receive a position or price other than what they 
intended to receive. Holding a position that a market participant did 
not intend to assume causes that market participant to assume risk in 
holding that position and can impact the market if the market 
participant needs to liquidate the position. Allowing parties to a 
Block Trade or ECRP transaction that is reported with a mistake, 
inaccuracy, or error additional time to realize that an error has 
occurred in the reporting of the transaction and to have the Trade Desk 
correct that error reduces the possibility of these scenarios. 
Additionally, the clarification that an Authorized Reporter or party on 
each side of the transaction must agree upon the mistake, inaccuracy, 
or error that occurred adds clarity that one side is not able to 
unilaterally get out of a transaction when the other side does not 
agree that that a mistake, inaccuracy, or error occurred. To the extent 
that parties have a dispute in this regard, they may seek to resolve it 
in an appropriate manner between themselves, including through the 
arbitration provisions of Chapter 8 of CFE's rules.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\3\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) \4\ in particular, in that it is 
designed:
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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     To foster cooperation and coordination with persons 
engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with 
respect to, and facilitating transactions in securities, and
     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.
    When a Block Trade or ECRP transaction is reported in error and 
cannot be busted or adjusted, the parties to the transaction can incur 
risk by becoming party to a transaction that is different than what the 
parties intended and because they then need to determine how to 
remediate the issue. CFE believes that the proposed rule change reduces 
this risk by extending the time period during which these errors may be 
identified and corrected while also balancing the need for CFE to 
timely receive information required to report transactions for 
clearing. CFE believes that the proposed rule change provides guidance 
to market participants regarding the parameters under which CFE's Trade 
Desk is able to address reporting errors involving Block Trade and ECRP 
transactions and improves the functioning and efficiency of CFE's 
reporting mechanism for these transactions by broadening the ability of 
the Trade Desk to address these types of reporting errors. The proposed 
rule change also makes clear to market participants that an Authorized 
Reporter

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or party on each side of a Block Trade or ECRP transaction must agree 
upon the mistake, inaccuracy or error that occurred in order for the 
Trade Desk to bust or adjust the transaction under Section G of Policy 
and Procedure III. Additionally, the proposed rule change will not 
interfere with CFE's ability to capture and retain required audit trail 
information relating to these transactions.

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, in that the proposed rule change will 
contribute to reducing market risk by enhancing the ability of the 
Exchange to correct transaction reporting errors. The Exchange believes 
that the proposed rule change is equitable and not unfairly 
discriminatory in that the rule amendments included in the proposed 
rule change would apply equally to all CFE market participants.

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 November 15, 
2018. 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.\5\
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    \5\ 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 [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-CFE-2018-002 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CFE-2018-002. 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 website (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 website 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 office of the Exchange. All comments 
received will be posted without change.
    Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do not redact or 
edit personal identifying information from comment submissions. You 
should submit only information that you wish to make available 
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-CFE-2018-002, 
and should be submitted on or before December 7, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\6\
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    \6\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(73).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24982 Filed 11-15-18; 8:45 am]
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