Susquehanna International Group v. SEC

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OCC, a clearing agency that facilitates trades in options and other financial instruments, developed a Capital Plan in an attempt to boost its capital reserves and to alter how fees and refunds were calculated. The DC Circuit remanded to the SEC, which approved OCC's proposed change to its rules, for further proceedings. In this case, the change was subject to approval by the SEC, which granted approval without itself making the findings and determinations prescribed by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The court held that, because the SEC effectively abdicated its responsibility to OCC, this did not represent the kind of reasoned decisionmaking required by either the Exchange Act or the Administrative Procedure Act. View "Susquehanna International Group v. SEC" on Justia Law