Amendments to OSC Rule 91-502 Trades in Recognized Options

Amendments to OSC Rule 91-502 Trades in Recognized Options

Amendments to OSC Rule





AMENDMENTS TO
ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION RULE 91-502 TRADES IN RECOGNIZED OPTIONS



1. Ontario Securities Commission Rule 91-502 Trades in Recognized Options is amended by this Instrument.

2. Section 1.1 is amended by replacing "has the meaning ascribed to that term in subsection 89(1) of the Act" with "means a security of an issuer that carries a residual right to participate in the earnings of the issuer and, on liquidation or winding up of the issuer, in its assets" in the definition of "equity security".

3. This Instrument comes into force on the later of the following:

(a) May 9, 2016;

(b) the day on which sections 1, 2 and 3, subsections 4 (2) and (3), and sections 5, 7, 8 and 10 of Schedule 18 of the Budget Measures Act, 2015 (Ontario) are proclaimed into force.