3rd Quarter - Report

THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION for OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$110,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

P.L. 91-598, Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, seeking an amendment to portfolio margining; H.R. 6513, Securities Act of 2008, Section 8, Securities Investor Protect Act of 1970 Amendments, seeking an amendment to portfolio margining; Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regarding Coordination in Areas of Common Regulatory Interest, March 11, 2008, resolution of customer protection issues presented by customer portfolio margining accounts; The Department of the Treasury Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure March 2008, futures and securities regulatory restructuring; Clearing and risk management for over-the-counter derivative products; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Emergency Order Pusuant to Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Taking Temporary Action to Respond to Market Developments, Release No. 34-58166, July 15, 2008, seeking exemptive relief for options market-makers (see also Release No. 34-58190, July 18, 2008); H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, sought to add H.R. 6513; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Emergency Order Pursuant to Section 12(k)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Taking Temporary Action to Respond to Market Developments, Release No. 34-58592, September 18, 2008, seeking exemptive relief for options market-makers (see also Release No. 34-58611, September 21, 2008).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRADLEY EDGELL —
SUSAN MILLIGAN —
GREG W THOMAS —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 6513 (110th)

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.