Federal Register #SR-C2-2026-021

Proposed Rule Change: Options Regulatory Fee Increase by Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc.

This notice concerns a proposed rule change by Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. regarding the Options Regulatory Fee (ORF) for options transactions. - Government buyer: - Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. (as the proposing entity) - OEMs and vendors mentioned: - Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. - The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) - Products/services requested: - No products or services are being procured; this is a regulatory fee adjustment - Key details: - The ORF will increase from $0.0003 to $0.01417 per contract side - Applies to options transactions executed on Cboe C2 Exchange and cleared in the customer range at OCC - The change is intended to recover regulatory costs related to supervision and regulation of Trading Permit Holder (TPH) customer options business - Includes clarifications and removal of outdated language in the fee schedule - Unique requirements: - Public comments are solicited on the proposed rule change - No procurement or acquisition of goods/services is involved

Description

This notice announces a proposed rule change by Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc. to amend the Options Regulatory Fee (ORF). The amendment includes increasing the ORF from $0.0003 to $0.01417 per contract side for options transactions that occur on the Exchange and clear in the customer range at The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), effective July 1, 2026. The filing aims to recover a material portion of the Exchange's regulatory costs related to supervision and regulation of customer options business. The proposal also includes nonsubstantive changes to clarify the fee description and remove outdated language.

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