4th Quarter - Report

THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION for OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION

Period 4th Quarter 2009 Filed Jan 19, 2010 Signed by Susan Milligan, Senior Vice President and Special Counsel, Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION
Client
OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION
Income
—
Expenses
$215,200
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.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Clearing and risk management for over-the-counter derivatives; Futures and securities regulatory restructuring; H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009;

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th)

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; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System

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.