Notice2025-05964

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC; Notice of a Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Accommodate the Use of Multiple Clearing Houses

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15180-15184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05964]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-102760; File No. SR-CFE-2025-002]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC; Notice 
of a Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Accommodate the Use of 
Multiple Clearing Houses

April 2, 2025.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ notice is hereby given that on March 24, 2025 Cboe 
Futures Exchange, LLC (``CFE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``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 
March 24, 2025.
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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 currently utilizes The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') 
as the Derivatives Clearing organization (``DCO'') for all CFE 
products. CFE plans to begin utilizing Cboe Clear U.S., LLC (``CCUS'') 
as the DCO for certain CFE products. CCUS is a DCO that is an affiliate 
of CFE.
    The initial products that CFE plans to utilize CCUS to clear are 
financially-settled bitcoin (``FBT'') and ether (``FET'') futures. FBT 
and FET futures are not currently listed for trading on CFE. CFE plans 
to list these two products for trading in the near future. CFE 
currently plans to continue to utilize OCC to clear the CFE products 
that are currently listed for trading on CFE.
    In the future, CFE may utilize either OCC or CCUS as the DCO for a 
CFE product, provided that OCC or CCUS is otherwise authorized to act 
as the DCO for the applicable product. In particular, CFE would not 
utilize CCUS to clear security futures unless CCUS satisfied the 
applicable requirements in order to do so. Consistent with proposed 
amendments to CFE Rules 1603, 1803, and 1903 that are described below, 
CFE will continue to require OCC clearing of security futures and any 
change to the clearing entity used for security futures would be done 
after a proposed change.
    The proposed rule change includes rule updates to accommodate the 
use by CFE of more than one DCO as a Clearing House for CFE products. 
The scope of this filing is limited solely to the application of the 
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.
    CFE is making the rule amendments included in this proposed rule 
change in conjunction with other rule amendments being made by CFE in 
connection with its planned use of more than one Clearing House which 
are not required to be submitted to the Commission pursuant to Section 
19(b)(7) of the Act \3\ and thus are not included as part of this rule 
change. Along these lines, if an amendment to a rule is included as 
part of this rule change and a different amendment to that rule is not 
required to be included as part of this rule change, this rule change 
discusses the former amendment to that rule but does not discuss the 
amendment to that rule that is not required to be included as part of 
this rule change.
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    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(7).
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    CFE is submitting the rule amendments included as part of this 
proposed rule change to the Commission under Section 19(b)(7) of the 
Act \4\ because they relate to reporting requirements, recordkeeping 
requirements, or fraud and would apply with respect to any security 
futures that may be traded on CFE or because they relate to the 
clearance and settlement of security futures that may be listed for 
trading on CFE. For reference, the rule amendments included as part of 
this proposed rule change that relate to reporting requirements, 
recordkeeping requirements, and fraud are to apply to all products 
traded on CFE, including both non-security futures and any security 
futures that may be listed for trading on CFE.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(7).
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    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

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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, Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The proposed rule change includes the following proposed rule 
amendments:
    Paragraphs (b) and (e) of CFE Rule 403 (Order Entry and Maintenance 
of Front-End Audit Trail Information) currently require that single 
orders and bulk messages for quote updates submitted to CFE's trading 
system (``CFE System'') must contain specified information. One item of 
information that is required to be included with each single order 
(other than a cancel order or cancel replace/modify order) and with 
each bulk message is the Clearing Corporation origin code. Paragraphs 
(b) and (e) of Rule 403 also currently provide that the Clearing 
Corporation origin codes are C for Customer and F for Firm. The 
proposed rule change is replacing these references to ``Clearing 
Corporation origin code'' in Rule 403(b) and Rule 403(e) with 
references to ``Clearing House origin code''. The term ``Clearing 
House'' will accommodate either OCC or CCUS.\5\
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    \5\ The term ``Clearing House'' under CFE rules is proposed to 
mean The Options Clearing Corporation, a Delaware corporation 
(including its successors); Cboe Clear U.S., LLC, a Delaware limited 
liability company (including its successors); or such other 
derivatives clearing organization as the Exchange may designate in 
the future to provide clearing services with respect to any or all 
of its Contracts. CFE rules may also refer to The Options Clearing 
Corporation as ``OCC'' and Cboe Clear U.S., LLC as ``CCUS''.
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    CFE plans to continue to require that the submission of the 
Clearing House origin code be in the format utilized by OCC (which is C 
for Customer and F for Firm), including for CFE products that are 
cleared by CCUS. CFE plans to convert these origin codes to the 
comparable CCUS origin codes (which are 1 for Customer and 2 for House) 
when CFE submits transactions to CCUS for clearing. Accordingly, there 
will be no change to what users are currently required to submit to CFE 
for the Clearing House origin code and CFE will make appropriate 
adjustments on the back end when submitting Clearing House origin code 
information to CCUS so that CCUS receives Clearing House origin codes 
in the CCUS format.
    CFE Rule 410A (Reporting Open Interest Information to the Clearing 
Corporation) currently provides that each Clearing Member shall report 
to the Clearing Corporation, on each business day, gross position 
adjustment information as necessary to identify the actual open 
interest in each Clearing Member account at the Clearing Corporation 
based on the trading activity for that business day, to the extent 
required by and in accordance with the rules of the Clearing 
Corporation. The proposed rule change proposes to amend the title of 
Rule 410A by replacing the reference to ``the Clearing Corporation'' in 
the rule title with reference to ``a Clearing House'' in order to have 
the rule title apply with respect to both OCC and CCUS. Similarly, CFE 
is amending the above provision of Rule 410A by replacing references to 
``the Clearing Corporation'' with references to ``a Clearing House'' or 
to ``that Clearing House'' in order to have this provision apply with 
respect to both OCC and CCUS without changing the substance of the 
provision.
    Rule 410A also currently provides that gross position adjustment 
information is not required to be reported to the Clearing Corporation 
pursuant to this Rule 410A for Market Maker accounts at the Clearing 
Corporation or for transactions with respect to which a CFE Trading 
Privilege Holder (``TPH'') has designated as part of the applicable 
order submission to the Exchange whether the transaction is opening or 
closing. The proposed rule change proposes to amend this provision by 
replacing references to ``the Clearing Corporation'' with references to 
``OCC'' since this provision only applies with respect to OCC and not 
with respect to CCUS. This provision only applies in relation to OCC 
and not CCUS given differences between OCC and CCUS functionality with 
respect to the processing of position adjustment information. 
Similarly, the proposed rule change also proposes to amend this 
provision to make clear that it applies solely with respect to market 
maker accounts at OCC and transactions for clearance by OCC with 
respect to which a TPH has designated as part of the applicable Order 
submission to the Exchange whether the transaction is opening or 
closing. These revisions do not reflect any change to current 
requirements in relation to CFE products cleared by OCC.
    CFE is making two corollary revisions to both Rule 414 (Exchange of 
Contract for Related Position) and Rule 415 (Block Trades) in relation 
to the reporting to the Exchange of exchange of contract for related 
position (``ECRP'') transactions \6\ and block trades.\7\
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    \6\ An ECRP transaction consists of a transaction in a contract 
listed on CFE and a transaction in a related position that is 
negotiated off of CFE's trading facility and is then reported to CFE 
which meets the parameters for an ECRP transaction under CFE's 
rules. The related position must have a high degree of price 
correlation to the underlying of the Contract transaction so that 
the Contract transaction would serve as an appropriate hedge for the 
related position. In every ECRP transaction, one party is the buyer 
of (or the holder of the long market exposure associated with) the 
related position and the seller of the corresponding contract and 
the other party is the seller of (or the holder of the short market 
exposure associated with) the related position and the buyer of the 
corresponding contract.
    \7\ A block trade is a large transaction in a contract listed on 
CFE that is negotiated off of CFE's trading facility and is then 
reported to CFE which meets the parameters for a block trade under 
CFE's rules.
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    First, CFE is amending Rule 414(i) and Rule 415(f) to provide that 
in order for an Authorized Reporter to report block trades or ECRP 
transactions to CFE on behalf of a TPH in a CFE contract, a Clearing 
Member that authorizes the Authorized Reporter to report block trades 
or ECRP transactions on behalf of the TPH must be a Clearing Member of 
the Clearing House for that CFE contract. Rule 414(i) and Rule 415(f) 
currently require each TPH that desires to execute ECRP transactions 
and block trades in CFE products to designate at least one Authorized 
Reporter that is pre-authorized by a CFE Clearing Member to report ECRP 
transactions and block trades to the Exchange on behalf of the TPH. The 
proposed amendments to those provisions make clear that if a TPH 
desires to execute ECRP transactions and block trades in a CFE contract 
cleared by OCC, the TPH must utilize an Authorized Reporter that is 
authorized by an OCC Clearing Member of CFE to report those 
transactions to CFE on behalf of the TPH. Similarly, the proposed 
amendments to those provisions make clear that if a TPH desires to 
execute ECRP transactions and block trades in a CFE contract cleared by 
CCUS, the TPH must utilize an Authorized Reporter that is authorized by 
a CCUS Clearing Member of CFE to report those transactions to CFE on 
behalf of the TPH.
    Second, CFE is proposing to align Rule 414(k) and Rule 415(h) with 
Rule 403 in relation to the current requirements to provide the 
Clearing Corporation origin code with block trade and ECRP transaction 
submissions. As with the proposed amendments to Rule 403(b) and Rule 
403(e), CFE is proposing to amend Rule 414(k) and Rule 415(h) to 
replace the

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references to ``Clearing Corporation origin code'' with references to 
``Clearing House origin code''. Additionally, CFE is proposing to add 
in Rule 414(k) and Rule 415(h) a parenthetical to describe this origin 
code as C for Customer or F for Firm. The proposed addition of this 
parenthetical will conform references to this origin code in Rule 
414(k) and Rule 415(h) with the references to this origin code in Rule 
403(b) and Rule 403(e) which also include this parenthetical.
    CFE Rule 420 (Transfers of Positions) includes a provision in Rule 
420(c) which provides that each Clearing Member that is a party to a 
transfer of positions must make and retain records stating the nature 
of the transaction; the date of the transfer; the transfer prices and 
the date of those prices (including the ``as of date,'' if applicable); 
the name of the counter-party Clearing Member; and any other 
information required by the Clearing Corporation. The proposed rule 
change proposes to replace the reference to the ``Clearing 
Corporation'' in Rule 420(c) with a reference to the ``applicable 
Clearing House'' so that this reference encompasses both OCC and CCUS 
without changing the substance of Rule 420(c).
    Paragraph (d) of CFE Rule 503A (Reporting by Futures Commission 
Merchants and Introducing Brokers) provides that each TPH that is a 
Futures Commission Merchant and (i) is not Clearing Member or (ii) is a 
Clearing Member that utilizes another Clearing Member for purposes of 
clearing Exchange contracts shall, in a form and manner prescribed by 
the Exchange, provide a report to the Exchange on a daily basis which 
sets forth the positions, if any, in Exchange contracts of the TPH's 
customers held by any Clearing Member in the customer range at the 
Clearing Corporation. The proposed rule change proposes to replace the 
reference to ``the Clearing Corporation'' in Rule 503A(d) with a 
reference to ``a Clearing House'' so that this reference encompasses 
both OCC and CCUS without changing the substance of Rule 503A(d).
    CFE proposes to amend Rule 601 (Fraudulent Acts) in the same manner 
as CFE proposes to amend Rule 503A. The first sentence of Rule 601 
provides that no TPH, Related Party, or Market Participant shall engage 
or attempt to engage in any fraudulent act or engage or attempt to 
engage in any scheme to defraud, deceive or trick, in connection with 
or related to any trade on or other activity related to the Exchange or 
the Clearing Corporation. The proposed rule change proposes to replace 
the reference to ``the Clearing Corporation'' in the first sentence of 
Rule 601 with a reference to ``a Clearing House'' so that this 
reference encompasses both OCC and CCUS without changing the substance 
of Rule 601.
    The CFE Rulebook currently contains three product rule chapters 
relating to security futures. These product rule chapters include 
Chapter 16 relating to Individual Stock Based and Exchange-Traded Fund 
Based Volatility Index (``Volatility Index'') futures, Chapter 18 
relating to Single Stock Futures, and Chapter 19 relating to Narrow-
Based Stock Index Futures. CFE does not currently list any security 
futures for trading under these product rule chapters but may do so in 
the future. Accordingly, CFE is proposing to amend these product rule 
chapters to specify the Clearing House for transactions in these 
products so that the applicable Clearing House is identified in CFE's 
rules in the event that CFE were to list any security futures for 
trading under these product rule chapters.
    The specific proposed amendments to Chapter 16, Chapter 18, and 
Chapter 19 include the following proposed revisions:
    Chapter 16 includes CFE Rule 1603 entitled ``Settlement''. CFE is 
proposing to provide in Rule 1603 that the Clearing House for 
transactions in Volatility Index futures is OCC and to amend the title 
of Rule 1603 to be ``Clearance and Settlement'' since the rule is now 
proposed to address clearance of Volatility Index futures by OCC. Rule 
1603 also currently includes a paragraph which provides that Clearing 
Members holding open positions in a Volatility Index futures contract 
at the termination of trading in that contract shall make payment to or 
receive payment from the Clearing Corporation. The proposed rule change 
proposes to replace the reference to the Clearing Corporation in this 
paragraph with a reference to OCC since OCC would be the Clearing House 
for a Volatility Index futures contract. Additionally, CFE is proposing 
to replace a reference to ``The Options Clearing Corporation'' in the 
last paragraph of Rule 1603 with a reference to ``OCC'', which is the 
defined term for The Options Clearing Corporation.
    Chapter 18 includes CFE Rule 1802 (Contract Specifications). Rule 
1802(i) (Contract Adjustments) currently provides that adjustments to 
Single Stock Futures related to actions or transactions by or affecting 
the issuer of the underlying securities shall be made under the 
circumstances and in the manner from time to time prescribed by the 
Clearing Corporation. Rule 1802(k) (Final Settlement Price) provides 
that the final settlement price of a Single Stock Future shall be 
calculated in accordance with Rule 1802(j), unless the final settlement 
price is fixed in accordance with the Rules and By-Laws of the Clearing 
Corporation. CFE is proposing to replace the references to ``the 
Clearing Corporation'' in both Rule 1802(i) and Rule 1802(k) with 
references to ``OCC'' since OCC would be the Clearing House for Single 
Stock Futures.
    Chapter 18 also includes CFE Rule 1803 entitled ``Delivery''. CFE 
is proposing to provide in Rule 1803 that the Clearing House for 
transactions in Single Stock Futures is OCC and to amend the title of 
Rule 1803 to be ``Clearance and Delivery'' since the rule is now 
proposed to address clearance of Single Stock Futures by OCC. Rule 1803 
also currently includes a paragraph which states:

    Delivery of the Underlying Securities upon termination of a 
Single Stock Future, and payment of the price in respect thereof, 
shall be made in accordance with the Rules of the Clearing 
Corporation. As promptly as possible after the receipt of a notice 
of delivery from the Clearing Corporation with respect to a Single 
Stock Future held by a Trading Privilege Holder or Authorized 
Trader, such Trading Privilege Holder or Authorized Trader shall 
require the Customer to deposit the Underlying Security (in the case 
of a short position) or pay the aggregate price in respect thereof, 
in full and in cash (in the case of a long position), or in either 
case, if the transaction is effected in a margin account, to make 
the required margin deposit in accordance with the applicable 
regulations of the Federal Reserve Board.

    The proposed rule change proposes to replace the reference to ``the 
Clearing Corporation'' in the above paragraph with a reference to 
``OCC'' since OCC would be the Clearing House for a Single Stock 
Future.
    Chapter 19 includes CFE Rule 1902 (Contract Specifications). Rule 
1902(h) (Contract Adjustments) currently provides that adjustments to 
Narrow-Based Stock Index Futures related to actions or transactions by 
or affecting the issuer of the underlying securities shall be made 
under the circumstances and in the manner from time to time prescribed 
by the Clearing Corporation. CFE is proposing to replace the reference 
to ``the Clearing Corporation'' in Rule 1902(k) with a reference to 
``OCC'' since OCC would be the Clearing House for Narrow-Based Stock 
Index Futures.
    Chapter 19 also includes CFE Rule 1903 entitled ``Delivery''. CFE 
is proposing to make similar amendments to Rule 1903 as CFE is 
proposing to make to Rule 1803. In particular, CFE is proposing to 
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Narrow-Based Stock Futures is OCC and to amend the title of Rule 1903 
to be ``Clearance and Delivery'' since the rule is now proposed to 
address clearance of Narrow-Based Stock Futures by OCC. Rule 1903 also 
currently includes a paragraph which states:

    Delivery of the Underlying Securities upon termination of a 
Narrow-Based Stock Index Future, and payment of the price in respect 
thereof, shall be made in accordance with the Rules of the Clearing 
Corporation. As promptly as possible after the receipt of a notice 
of delivery from the Clearing Corporation with respect to a Narrow-
Based Stock Index Future held by a Trading Privilege Holder or 
Authorized Trader, such Trading Privilege Holder or Authorized 
Trader shall require such Customer to deposit the Underlying 
Securities (in the case of a short position) or pay the aggregate 
price in respect thereof, in full and in cash (in the case of a long 
position), or in either case, if the transaction is effected in a 
margin account, to make the required margin deposit in accordance 
with the applicable regulation of the Federal Reserve Board.

    The proposed rule change proposes to replace the reference to ``the 
Clearing Corporation'' in the above paragraph with a reference to 
``OCC'' since OCC would be the Clearing House for a Narrow-Based Stock 
Index Future.
    Paragraph C of Policy and Procedure (``P&P'') III (Resolution of 
Error Trades) of the Policies and Procedures Section of the CFE 
Rulebook addresses voluntary adjustment of a trade price when an error 
trade outside the ``no bust range'' is busted. The first sentence of 
Item 3 of Paragraph C of P&P III provides that the parties to any 
adjusted trade under Paragraph C must report that trade to the Clearing 
Corporation not later than by the close of business on the business day 
immediately succeeding the day on which the error trade occurred. CFE 
is proposing to amend this sentence to replace the reference to the 
``Clearing Corporation'' with a reference to the ``applicable Clearing 
House'' so that it may apply in relation to either OCC or CCUS without 
changing the substance of the sentence.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\8\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Sections 6(b)(1) \9\ and 6(b)(5) \10\ in particular, in 
that it is designed:
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(1).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    <bullet> to contribute to the ability of the Exchange to enforce 
compliance by its TPHs and persons associated with its TPHs with the 
provisions of the rules of the Exchange,
    <bullet> to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
    <bullet> to promote just and equitable principles of trade,
    <bullet> to foster cooperation and coordination with persons 
engaged in regulating, clearing, settling, processing information with 
respect to, and facilitating transactions in securities,
    <bullet> to remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a 
free and open market and a national market system,
    <bullet> and in general, to protect investors and the public 
interest.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change contributes to 
the Exchange's ability to enforce compliance by its TPHs and persons 
associated with its TPHs with the provisions of the rules of the 
Exchange and to carry out the Exchange's responsibilities as a self-
regulatory organization in that the proposed rule change facilitates 
the collection of information that the Exchange may utilize in 
monitoring for compliance with Exchange rules.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change contributes to 
the prevention of fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices and to 
the promotion of just and equitable principles of trade because the 
proposed rule change proposes to amend Rule 601, which prohibits 
fraudulent acts, to provide that Rule 601 applies in connection with or 
related to any activity related to a Clearing House and thus amends 
Rule 601 to apply with respect to any activity related to either OCC 
and CCUS.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change foster 
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating, 
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and 
facilitating transactions in securities in that the proposed rule 
change provides for the provision of information to the applicable 
Clearing House, including either OCC or CCUS.
    Finally, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule change 
removes impediments to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open 
market and a national market system, and in general, protects investors 
and the public interest by facilitating the use by CFE or more than one 
Clearing House, which contributes to enhancing the overall market and 
clearance and settlement process for CFE products.

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

    CFE does not believe that the proposed rule changes will impose any 
burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of 
the purposes of the Act. Specifically, the Exchange believes that the 
proposed rule change will not burden intra-market competition because 
the proposed rule amendments will apply equally to all CFE TPHs, 
Clearing Members, and Market Participants. The Exchange also believes 
that the proposed rule change will not burden inter-market competition 
because the proposed rule change contributes to the ability of the 
Exchange and its Clearing Houses to enforce compliance with their rules 
and to carry out their responsibilities as a registered entities by 
facilitating their collection of information that they may utilize in 
monitoring for compliance with their rules. Additionally, the Exchange 
believes that the proposed rule change fosters additional competition 
in relation to clearing services by facilitating the use by the 
Exchange of more than one Clearing House.

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 April 7, 2025. 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.\11\
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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

    <bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c6e697079317f7371717972686f5c6f797f327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f1f6efe6aee0eceeeee6edf7f0c3f0e6e0ade4ecf5">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
File Number SR-CFE-2025-002 on the subject line.

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Paper Comments

    <bullet> 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-2025-002. 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 (<a href="http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). 
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 the filing also will be available for inspection 
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not include 
personal identifiable information in submissions; you should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may 
redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material 
that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions 
should refer to File Number SR-CFE-2025-002, and should be submitted on 
or before April 29, 2025.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(73).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-05964 Filed 4-7-25; 8:45 am]
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