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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Exchange's Rules at Options 7, Section 4 (Complex Order Fees and Rebates) and Section 6 (Other Options Fees and Rebates)

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54415-54419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17064]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-106158; File No. SR-ISE-2026-46]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the 
Exchange's Rules at Options 7, Section 4 (Complex Order Fees and 
Rebates) and Section 6 (Other Options Fees and Rebates)

August 18, 2026.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\

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notice is hereby given that on August 6, 2026, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' 
or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in 
Items I, II, and III, below, which Items have been prepared by the 
Exchange. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments 
on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend the Exchange's Rules at Options 7, 
Section 4 (Complex Order Fees and Rebates) and Section 6 (Other Options 
Fees and Rebates).\3\
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    \3\ The Exchange initially filed this proposal on August 3, 2026 
(SR-ISE-2026-45). On August 6, 2026, the Exchange withdrew SR-ISE-
2026-45 and submitted this filing.
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
website at <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/ise/rulefilings">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/ise/rulefilings</a>, 
and at the principal office of the Exchange.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements 
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and 
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The 
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in 
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in 
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such 
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposed rule change is to amend the complex 
order \4\ rebates in the Exchange's Pricing Schedule (Options 7). 
Specifically, the Exchange proposes to amend its Pricing Schedule at 
Section 4 (Complex Order Fees and Rebates) and Section 6 (Other Options 
Fees and Rebates).
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    \4\ A ``Complex Order'' is any order involving the simultaneous 
purchase and/or sale of two or more different options series in the 
same underlying security, as provided in Options 3, Section 14, as 
well as Stock-Option Orders, as that term is defined in Options 3, 
Section 14(a)(2). See Options 7, Section 1(c).
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Options 7, Section 4 (Complex Order Fees and Rebates)
    Currently, the Exchange offers tiered complex order rebates for 
Select Symbols \5\ and Non-Select Symbols \6\ based on the Priority 
Customer \7\ Complex Tier achieved.\8\ The schedule of tiered complex 
order Priority Customer rebates for Select Symbols and Non-Select 
Symbols is currently as follows:
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    \5\ ``Select Symbols'' are options overlying all symbols listed 
on the Nasdaq ISE that are in the Penny Interval Program. See 
Options 7, Section 1(c).
    \6\ ``Non-Select Symbols'' are options overlying all symbols 
excluding Select Symbols. No Priority Customer complex order rebates 
will be paid for orders in NDX, XND or MNX. See Options 7, Section 
4, note 4.
    \7\ The term ``Priority Customer'' is a person or entity that is 
not a broker/dealer in securities, and does not place more than 390 
orders in listed options per day on average during a calendar month 
for its own beneficial account(s), as defined in Options 1, Section 
1(a)(38). Unless otherwise noted, when used in the Pricing Schedule, 
the term ``Priority Customer'' includes ``Retail''. See Options 7, 
Section 1(c). A ``Retail'' order is a Priority Customer order that 
originates from a natural person, provided that no change is made to 
the terms of the order with respect to price or side of market and 
the order does not originate from a trading algorithm or any other 
computerized methodology. See id.
    \8\ Priority Customer Complex Tiers are based on Total 
Affiliated Member or Affiliated Entity Complex Order Volume 
(Excluding Crossing Orders and Responses to Crossing Orders) 
Calculated as a Percentage of Customer Total Consolidated Volume. 
``Customer Total Consolidated Volume'' means the total national 
volume cleared at The Options Clearing Corporation in the Customer 
range in equity and ETF options in that month. See Options 7, 
Section 1(c). All Complex Order volume executed on the Exchange, 
including volume executed by Affiliated Members, is included in the 
volume calculation, except for volume executed as Crossing Orders 
and Responses to Crossing Orders. Affiliated Entities may aggregate 
their Complex Order volume for purposes of calculating Priority 
Customer Rebates. An ``Appointed OFP'' would receive the rebate 
associated with the qualifying volume tier based on aggregated 
volume. See Options 7, Section 4, note 16. As set forth in Options 
7, Section 1(c), an Appointed OFP is an Order Flow Provider who has 
been appointed by a Market Maker for purposes of qualifying as an 
Affiliated Entity, and an Order Flow Provider is any Member, other 
than a Market Maker, that submits orders, as agent or principal, to 
the Exchange.

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                                                  Total affiliated member or
                                               affiliated entity complex order
                                              volume (excluding crossing orders     Rebate for    Rebate for non-
       Priority customer complex tier         and responses to crossing orders)   select symbols  select symbols
                                                calculated as a percentage of
                                              customer total consolidated volume
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Tier 1.....................................  0.000%-0.200%......................         ($0.25)         ($0.50)
Tier 2.....................................  Above 0.200%-0.400%................          (0.30)          (0.60)
Tier 3.....................................  Above 0.400%-0.600%................          (0.40)          (0.80)
Tier 4.....................................  Above 0.600%-0.900%................          (0.49)          (0.90)
Tier 5.....................................  Above 0.900%-1.350%................          (0.53)          (0.99)
Tier 6.....................................  Above 1.350%-1.750%................          (0.54)          (1.00)
Tier 7.....................................  Above 1.750%-2.250%................          (0.56)          (1.11)
Tier 8.....................................  Above 2.250%-4.500%................          (0.58)          (1.13)
Tier 9.....................................  Above 4.500%.......................          (0.59)          (1.16)
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    The above rebates are provided per contract, per leg, if the order 
trades with Non-Priority Customer \9\ orders in the complex order book. 
This rebate will be reduced by $0.20 per contract in Select Symbols 
where the largest leg of the Complex Order is under fifty (50) 
contracts and trades with quotes and orders on the regular order book. 
No Priority Customer Complex Order rebates are provided in Select 
Symbols if any leg of the order that trades with interest on the 
regular order book is fifty (50) contracts or more. No Priority 
Customer Complex Order rebates are provided in Non-Select Symbols if 
any leg of the order trades with interest on the regular order book, 
irrespective of order size.
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    \9\ ``Non-Priority Customers'' include Market Makers, Non-Nasdaq 
ISE Market Makers, Firm Proprietary/Broker-Dealers, and Professional 
Customers. See Options 7, Section 1(c).
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    The Exchange also offers additional tiered rebates, in addition to 
the existing Priority Customer Complex Tier rebates, for Select Symbols 
and for Non-Select Symbols, provided the Member has also transacted an 
average daily volume of greater than 10,000 contracts of FLEX

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Orders \10\ in a given month. As is the case with the Priority Customer 
Complex Tier rebates, these additional tiered rebates are provided per 
contract, per leg, if the order trades with Non-Priority Customer 
orders in the complex order book. For purposes of calculating this 
threshold, eligible volume from Affiliated Members and Affiliated 
Entities is aggregated.
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    \10\ A ``FLEX Order'' is an order submitted in a FLEX Option 
pursuant to Options 3A. See Options 3, Section 7(z). See also 
Options 3A, Section 1(b)(2). A ``FLEX Option'' is a flexible 
exchange option. See Options 3A, Section 1(b)(1). A FLEX Order can 
also be a Complex Order. Therefore, it is possible for a single 
order to count both towards the Priority Customer complex tier 
qualification, as well as the additional tiered rebates for Members 
who have also transacted an average daily volume of greater than 
10,000 contracts of FLEX Orders.
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    The additional tiered rebate, in addition to the Priority Customer 
Complex Tier rebates, for Select Symbols is currently as follows:

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Tier 1..................................................         ($0.00)
Tier 2..................................................          (0.02)
Tier 3..................................................          (0.03)
Tier 4..................................................          (0.06)
Tier 5..................................................          (0.02)
Tier 6..................................................          (0.01)
Tier 7..................................................          (0.00)
Tier 8..................................................          (0.00)
Tier 9..................................................          (0.00)
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    The additional tiered rebate, in addition to the Priority Customer 
Complex Tier rebates, for Non-Select Symbols is currently as follows:

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Tier 1..................................................         ($0.00)
Tier 2..................................................          (0.05)
Tier 3..................................................          (0.10)
Tier 4..................................................          (0.20)
Tier 5..................................................          (0.12)
Tier 6..................................................          (0.12)
Tier 7..................................................          (0.03)
Tier 8..................................................          (0.01)
Tier 9..................................................          (0.00)
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    The Exchange proposes to add a note 18 to Section 4 that would read 
as follows: ``Members whose Total Affiliated Member or Affiliated 
Entity Complex Order Volume (excluding Crossing Orders and Responses to 
Crossing Orders) calculated as a percentage of Customer Total 
Consolidated Volume would otherwise qualify them for Priority Customer 
Complex rebates below Tier 4 will receive the Tier 4 Priority Customer 
Complex rebates if such Members have Total Affiliated Member or 
Affiliated Entity Volume of 1.2% or more as a percentage of Customer 
Total Consolidated Volume. Those Members would also be eligible to 
receive the Tier 4 additional rebates in notes ** and ## of this 
Section.'' In other words, Members whose complex order volume might 
only qualify them for Tiers 1, 2, or 3 of the Priority Customer Complex 
rebates, would now qualify for Tier 4 of the Priority Customer Complex 
rebates if they have Total Affiliated Member \11\or Affiliated Entity 
Volume \12\ of 1.2% or more as a percentage of Customer Total 
Consolidated Volume.\13\ Furthermore, those Members would now also be 
eligible to receive the additional rebates available to Members that 
have also transacted an average daily volume of greater than 10,000 
contracts of FLEX Orders in a given month.
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    \11\ An ``Affiliated Member'' is a Member that shares at least 
75% common ownership with a particular Member as reflected on the 
Member's Form BD, Schedule A. See Options 7, Section 1(c).
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    The composition of national options order flow can vary 
significantly from month to month. Therefore, on a given month a Member 
may not execute sufficient Priority Customer Complex order flow on the 
Exchange to qualify for Tier 4 or higher of the Priority Customer 
Complex rebates, even if the Member has Total Affiliated Member or 
Affiliated Entity Volume of 1.2% or more as a percentage of Customer 
Total Consolidated Volume. This new provision would incentivize Members 
that transact a large overall amount of order flow on the Exchange to 
transact more of their Priority Customer Complex order flow to the 
Exchange, by providing them with the more attractive Priority Customer 
Complex pricing provided by Tier 4 of the Priority Customer Complex 
rebates, even if their Priority Customer Complex order flow might 
otherwise only qualify them for Tiers 1, 2, or 3.
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    \12\ An ``Affiliated Entity'' is a relationship between an 
Appointed Market Maker and an Appointed OFP for purposes of 
qualifying for certain pricing specified in the Schedule of Fees. 
See Options 7, Section 1(c).
    \13\ ``Customer Total Consolidated Volume'' means the total 
national volume cleared at The Options Clearing Corporation in the 
Customer range in equity and ETF options in that month. See Options 
7, Section 1(c).
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Section 6 (Other Options Fees and Rebates)
    Currently, the Exchange offers a PIM \14\ rebate of $0.11 per 
contract to Electronic Access Members \15\ that utilize PIM to execute 
more than 0.75% of Priority Customer volume in Regular Orders,\16\ 
calculated as a percentage of Customer Total Consolidated Volume per 
day in a given month.\17\ The rebate is paid for Priority Customer 
Regular Orders under 250 contracts that are submitted to PIM.\18\
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    \14\ PIM is the Exchange's Price Improvement Auction as 
described in Options 3, Section 13. A PIM is comprised of the order 
the Electronic Access Member represents as agent (the ``Agency 
Order'') and a counter-side order for the full size of the Agency 
Order (the ``Counter-Side Order''). Responses, including the 
Counter-Side Order, and Improvement Orders may be entered during the 
exposure period. See Options 3, Section 13.
    \15\ The term ``Electronic Access Member'' or ``EAM'' means a 
Member that is approved to exercise trading privileges associated 
with EAM Rights. See General 1, Section 1(a)(6).
    \16\ A ``Regular Order'' is an order that consists of only a 
single option series and is not submitted with a stock leg.
    \17\ Eligible volume from Affiliated Members will be aggregated 
in calculating the percentage.
    \18\ The rebate is paid to the Agency Order as that term is 
defined within Options 3, Section 13. In the event a Crossing 
Transaction consists of two Priority Customer Orders, the Exchange 
would not pay this rebate.
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    The Exchange proposes to modify the amount of this rebate, from 
$0.11 per contract, to $0.105 per contract.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\19\ in general, and furthers the objectives of 
Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\20\ in particular, in that it 
provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and 
other charges among members and issuers and other persons using any 
facility, and is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between 
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).

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    The Commission and the courts have repeatedly expressed their 
preference for competition over regulatory intervention in determining 
prices, products, and services in the securities markets. In Regulation 
NMS, while adopting a series of steps to improve the current market 
model, the Commission highlighted the importance of market forces in 
determining prices and SRO revenues and, also, recognized that current 
regulation of the market system ``has been remarkably successful in 
promoting market competition in its broader forms that are most 
important to investors and listed companies.'' \21\
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    \21\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 2005), 
70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005).
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    Likewise, in NetCoalition v. Securities and Exchange Commission 
\22\ (``NetCoalition'') the D.C. Circuit upheld the Commission's use of 
a market-based approach in evaluating the fairness of market data fees 
against a challenge claiming that Congress mandated a cost-based 
approach.\23\ As the court emphasized, the Commission ``intended in 
Regulation NMS that `market forces, rather than regulatory 
requirements' play a role in determining the market data . . . to be 
made available to investors and at what cost.'' \24\
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    \22\ NetCoalition v. SEC, 615 F.3d 525 (D.C. Cir. 2010).
    \23\ See NetCoalition, at 534-535.
    \24\ Id. at 537.
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    Further, ``[n]o one disputes that competition for order flow is 
`fierce.' . . . As the SEC explained, `[i]n the U.S. national market 
system, buyers and sellers of securities, and the broker-dealers that 
act as their order-routing agents, have a wide range of choices of 
where to route orders for execution'; [and] `no exchange can afford to 
take its market share percentages for granted' because `no exchange 
possesses a monopoly, regulatory or otherwise, in the execution of 
order flow from broker dealers'. . . .'' \25\ Although the court and 
the SEC were discussing the cash equities markets, the Exchange 
believes that these views apply with equal force to the options 
markets.
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    \25\ Id. at 539 (quoting Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
59039 (Dec. 2, 2008), 73 FR 74770, 74782-83 (Dec. 9, 2008) (File No. 
SR-NYSEArca-2006-21)).
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    The Exchange believes that its proposal to add new note 18 to 
Options 7, Section 4 is reasonable because it is designed to 
incentivize Members who have Total Affiliated Member or Affiliated 
Entity Volume of 1.2% or more as a percentage of Customer Total 
Consolidated Volume to transact more of their Priority Customer complex 
order flow on the Exchange in order to qualify for the more attractive 
Tier 4 Priority Customer Complex rebates. As explained above, the 
composition of national options order flow can vary significantly from 
month to month, so a Member may not always execute sufficient Priority 
Customer complex order flow on the Exchange in a given month to qualify 
for Tier 4 or higher of the Priority Customer Complex rebates, even if 
the Member has Total Affiliated Member or Affiliated Entity Volume of 
1.2% or more as a percentage of Customer Total Consolidated Volume. The 
proposed 1.2% Total Affiliated Member or Affiliated Entity Volume 
qualification is set at a level that requires a meaningful commitment 
of overall order flow to the Exchange, and the Exchange believes that 
offering the Tier 4 rebates on this basis will help attract additional 
Priority Customer complex order flow to the Exchange, which will 
benefit all market participants.
    The Exchange's proposal to add new note 18 to Section 4 is 
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the new incentive 
will be uniformly applied to all Members that meet or exceed the 
objective, transparent 1.2% Total Affiliated Member or Affiliated 
Entity Volume threshold, and any Member may qualify by transacting 
sufficient volume on the Exchange. All Members qualifying under note 18 
will receive the same Tier 4 Priority Customer Complex rebates (and, 
where applicable, the same Tier 4 additional rebates in notes ** and ## 
of Section 4). Offering the note 18 incentive only to Priority Customer 
orders is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because Priority 
Customer liquidity benefits all market participants by providing more 
trading opportunities, which attracts Market Makers. An increase in the 
activity of these market participants, particularly in response to 
pricing, facilitates tighter spreads, which may cause an additional 
corresponding increase in order flow from other market participants.
    The Exchange's proposal to reduce the PIM rebate in Options 7, 
Section 6.C from $0.11 per contract to $0.105 per contract is 
reasonable. The Exchange has limited resources to allocate to its 
incentive programs and periodically assesses its fee structure to 
ensure that its rebates continue to attract order flow while remaining 
sustainable. The proposed rebate of $0.105 per contract represents only 
a modest reduction from the current $0.11 per contract level; the 
Exchange believes that this rebate remains attractive and will continue 
to incentivize qualifying Electronic Access Members to submit smaller-
sized Priority Customer Regular Orders to PIM for price improvement, 
which benefits all market participants.
    The Exchange's proposal to reduce the PIM rebate is equitable and 
not unfairly discriminatory because the modified rebate will apply 
uniformly to all Electronic Access Members that satisfy the objective 
volume qualification (utilizing PIM to execute more than 0.75% of 
Priority Customer volume in Regular Orders, calculated as a percentage 
of Customer Total Consolidated Volume per day in a given month) with 
respect to all Priority Customer Regular Orders under 250 contracts 
submitted to PIM. Any Electronic Access Member is able to qualify for 
the rebate by meeting the applicable volume threshold, and all 
qualifying Members will receive the same $0.105 per contract rebate on 
such orders. Paying this rebate only for Priority Customer Regular 
Orders is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because Priority 
Customer liquidity benefits all market participants by providing more 
trading opportunities, which attracts Market Makers, and increased 
Market Maker activity facilitates tighter spreads that may cause an 
additional corresponding increase in order flow from other market 
participants.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
Inter-Market Competition
    The proposal does not impose an undue burden on inter-market 
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act. The Exchange believes its proposal remains 
competitive with other options markets and will offer market 
participants with another choice of where to transact options. The 
Exchange notes that it operates in a highly competitive market in which 
market participants can readily favor competing venues if they deem fee 
levels at a particular venue to be excessive, or rebate opportunities 
available at other venues to be more favorable. In such an environment, 
the Exchange must continually adjust its fees to remain competitive 
with other exchanges. Because competitors are free to modify their own 
fees in response, and because market participants may readily adjust 
their order routing practices, the Exchange believes that the degree to 
which fee changes in this

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market may impose any burden on competition is extremely limited.
Intra-Market Competition
    The Exchange's proposal to add new note 18 to Options 7, Section 4 
will not impose an undue burden on intra-market competition. The new 
incentive will be applied uniformly to all Members that meet or exceed 
the objective, transparent 1.2% Total Affiliated Member or Affiliated 
Entity Volume threshold as a percentage of Customer Total Consolidated 
Volume, and any Member may qualify by transacting sufficient volume on 
the Exchange. All Members qualifying under note 18 will receive the 
same Tier 4 Priority Customer Complex rebates (and, where applicable, 
the same Tier 4 additional rebates in notes ** and ## of Section 4). 
Moreover, offering the note 18 incentive only to Priority Customer 
orders does not impose an undue burden on intra-market competition 
because Priority Customer liquidity benefits all market participants by 
providing more trading opportunities, which attracts Market Makers. An 
increase in the activity of these market participants, particularly in 
response to pricing, facilitates tighter spreads, which may cause an 
additional corresponding increase in order flow from other market 
participants.
    The Exchange's proposal to reduce the PIM rebate in Options 7, 
Section 6.C from $0.11 per contract to $0.105 per contract likewise 
will not impose an undue burden on intra-market competition. The 
modified rebate will apply uniformly to all Electronic Access Members 
that satisfy the same objective volume qualification, with respect to 
all Priority Customer Regular Orders under 250 contracts submitted to 
PIM. Any Electronic Access Member is able to qualify for the rebate by 
meeting the applicable volume threshold. While the rebate is targeted 
at Priority Customer Regular Orders, this does not impose an undue 
burden on intra-market competition because Priority Customer liquidity 
benefits all market participants by providing more trading 
opportunities, which attracts Market Makers, and increased Market Maker 
activity facilitates tighter spreads that may cause an additional 
corresponding increase in order flow from other market participants.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.\26\ At any time within 60 days of the 
filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may 
temporarily suspend such rule change if it appears to the Commission 
that such action is: (i) necessary or appropriate in the public 
interest; (ii) for the protection of investors; or (iii) otherwise in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such 
action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether 
the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.
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    \26\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

    <bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c0e091019511f1311111912080f3c0f191f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99ebecf5fcb4faf6f4f4fcf7edead9eafcfab7fef6ef">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-ISE-2026-46 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

    <bullet> Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to file number SR-ISE-2026-46. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help 
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's internet website (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). Copies of the filing will be available for inspection and 
copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not include 
personal identifiable information in submissions; you should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may 
redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material 
that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions 
should refer to file number SR-ISE-2026-46 and should be submitted on 
or before September 11, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\27\
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    \27\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-17064 Filed 8-20-26; 8:45 am]
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