Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend its Rules To Permit the Listing of Binary Options Overlying Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) Reported by Certain Issuers of Stock (“Binary KPI Options”)

posed provision is similar to Rules 4.13(a)(4) and 5.20(e) (which provide that for index options, in various circumstances that may cause values of securities that are components of the index to not be available for calculation of the index at expiration, the values of those securities (and thus the value of the index) will be calculated in accordance with the Rules and By-Laws of the Clearing Corporation). As further discussed below, the Exchange intends to clear binary KPI options through Cboe Clear US, LLC (``CCUS'') and will submit a separate rule filing to update Exchange Rules to reflect this. Therefore, references in the proposed Rules and this rule filing to Clearing Corporation mean CCUS. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additionally, proposed paragraph (c) of the settlement value definition states if an applicable KPI is restated after the expiration date and settlement of a binary KPI option, the settlement value (and the exercise settlement amount) of the binary KPI option does not change (as set forth in the Rules of the Clearing Corporation). In other words, the value of the applicable KPI as reported by the issuer on the applicable expiration date is final, and the amount paid (or not paid) at settlement will not change, regardless of whether it is later restated by the issuer. The Exchange proposes to add Rule 4.81 (Des