00-2966. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice of Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Change by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to the Establishment of a Fee to Members for Receiving On-Line Options Information

February 2, 2000.

On June 29, 1999, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (“Phlx” or “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) a proposed rule change, pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) ^[1] and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,^[2] to adopt a fee for the transmission to members of option trade information on a real-time trade basis. Notice of the proposed rule change was published on August 12, 1999, in the Federal Register, to solicit comments from interested persons.^[3] On December 28, 1999, the Exchange withdrew the proposed rule change.^[4]

For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.^[5]

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2.  17 CFR 240.19b-4.

3.  Securities Exchange Act Release No. 41711 (August 5, 1999), 64 FR 44073.

4.  See Letter from John Dayton, Counsel, Phlx, to Nancy Sanow, Senior Special Counsel, Division of Market Regulation, SEC, dated December 23, 1999.

5.  17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).