3rd Quarter - Report

THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION for OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2009 Filed Oct 19, 2009 Signed by Susan Milligan, Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Communications

Official filing
Firm
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION
Client
OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION
Income
—
Expenses
$167,060
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

President's Budget recommendation to amend tax treatment for options market makers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TED DAHLSTROM —
BRADLEY EDGELL —
SUSAN MILLIGAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Clearing and risk management for over-the-counter derivatives; Regulation of clearing agencies and derivatives clearing organizations; Futures and securities regulatory restructuring; S. 605, a bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule and effectively regulate abusive short selling activities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TED DAHLSTROM —
BRADLEY EDGELL —
SUSAN MILLIGAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 605 (111th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.