Notice of Commission Order – Application for Exemptive Relief – Options Clearing Corporation

On October 30, 2012, the Commission issued an order under section 147 of the Securities Act (Ontario) (Act) exempting Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) from the requirement in subsection 21.2(0.1) of the Act to be recognized as a clearing agency (Order), subject to terms and conditions as set out in the Order.

The Commission published OCC’s application and draft exemption order for comment on August 23, 2012 at (2012), 35 OSCB 7981. No comments were received.

A copy of the Order is published in Chapter 2 of this Bulletin.