Federal Register #SRCboeEDGX2026053

Cboe EDGX Exchange Options Regulatory Fee Adjustment

This opportunity concerns a regulatory fee adjustment by Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. for options transactions: - Government buyer: - Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. (as the regulated entity) - OEM/vendor: - Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. - Services requested: - Assessment and collection of the Options Regulatory Fee (ORF) for options transactions - Fee increase from $0.0002 to $0.00286 per contract side for options transactions occurring on the Exchange and clearing in the customer range at The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) - Regulatory services include routine surveillances, investigations, examinations, financial monitoring, and enforcement activities - Unique requirements: - Applies only to on-Exchange transactions cleared in the customer range at OCC - ORF is collected by OCC on behalf of the Exchange - Proposal includes clarifications to fee descriptions and removal of outdated language - No physical products or goods are being procured; this is a fee adjustment for regulatory services

Description

This notice announces the filing and immediate effectiveness of a proposed rule change by Cboe EDGX Exchange, Inc. to amend the Options Regulatory Fee (ORF). The amendment changes the methodology for assessing and collecting the ORF, increasing the fee from $0.0002 to $0.00286 per contract side for options transactions that occur on the Exchange and clear in the customer range at The Options Clearing Corporation. The change aims to recover a material portion of the Exchange's regulatory costs related to supervising and regulating member customer options business. The proposal also includes nonsubstantive changes to clarify fee descriptions and remove outdated language.

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