# Federal Register #SR-CboeBZX-2026-085

Cboe BZX proposes eliminating the legacy ETP annual listing fee category

**Buyer:** Securities and Exchange Commission
**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** SR-CboeBZX-2026-085
**NAICS:** 523210

The SEC notice concerns a proposed Cboe BZX Exchange rule change to the annual listing fees for certain legacy exchange-traded products (ETPs).
- **Government agency:** Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- **Exchange filer:** Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (BZX).
- **Proposal:** Eliminate the $4,000 annual listing fee category for legacy-listed ETPs. These ETPs would instead pay the lowest applicable fee under the existing categories, including fees based on consolidated average daily volume.
- **Fees unchanged:** The proposal would not change fees for Transfer Listings, New Listings, Outcome Strategy ETPs, Defined Distribution Strategy ETPs, ADR Hedges, or the existing volume-based fee schedule.
- **Procurement:** This is a regulatory notice, not a procurement opportunity. No products, services, quantities, or part numbers are requested.

### Description

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. proposes to amend BZX Rule 14.13(b)(2)(E) to eliminate the $4,000 annual listing fee category for exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed before January 1, 2019. Those products would instead be charged the lowest applicable annual listing fee under the rule, based on the categories for which they qualify, including fees based on consolidated average daily volume. The change does not amend fees for Transfer Listings, New Listings, specified strategy ETPs, ADR Hedges, or the existing volume-based fee schedule, and is planned to apply to fees assessed for calendar year 2027. The notice invites comments on the proposed rule change by November 16, 2026.

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