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[RT] Firm Quote and Trade-Through Disclosure Rules for Options



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Firm Quote and Trade-Through Disclosure Rules for Options
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission 

ACTION: Proposed rule 

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" 
or "Commission") is proposing to amend Rule 11Ac1-1 under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), to require options 
exchanges and options market makers to publish firm quotes. The 
Commission also is proposing new Rule 11Ac1-7 under the Exchange Act 
to require a broker-dealer to disclose on its customer's confirmation 
statement when the customer's order for listed options was executed 
at a price inferior to a better published quote and what that better 
quote was, unless the transaction was effected on a market that is a 
participant in an intermarket options linkage plan approved by the 
Commission. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before [insert date 45 days 
after publication in the Federal Register]. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should be submitted in triplicate and 
addressed to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, U.S. Securities and Exhange 
Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549-0609. 
Comments also may be submitted electronically at the following E-mail 
address: rule-comments@xxxxxxxx All comment letters should refer to 
File No. S7-17-00; this file number should be included on the subject 
line if E-mail is used. Comment letters will be available for 
inspection and copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room at 
the same address. Electronically submitted comment letters will be 
posted on the Commission's Internet web site (http://www.sec.gov). 





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