Skip to main content
Notice2026-18004

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Modify the NYSE American Options Fee Schedule Regarding Fees and Rebates Applicable to Manual Transactions

Primary source

Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.

Published
September 3, 2026

Issuing agencies

Securities and Exchange Commission

Full Text

<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56696-56700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18004]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-106245; File No. SR-NYSEAMER-2026-75]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Modify 
the NYSE American Options Fee Schedule Regarding Fees and Rebates 
Applicable to Manual Transactions

August 31, 2026.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given 
that, on August 18, 2026, NYSE American LLC (``NYSE American'' or the 
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II 
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit 
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to modify the NYSE American Options Fee 
Schedule (``Fee Schedule'') regarding fees and rebates applicable to 
Manual transactions. The proposed rule change is available on the 
Exchange's website at <a href="http://www.nyse.com">www.nyse.com</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 self-regulatory organization 
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 those 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 parts of such statements.

[[Page 56697]]

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

1. Purpose
    The purpose of this filing is to amend the Fee Schedule to modify 
fees and rebates applicable to Manual transactions. Specifically, the 
Exchange proposes to (1) amend fees applicable to Manual transactions 
in non-Penny issues executed by e-Specialists, Market Makers, and 
Specialists (collectively, ``Market Makers''), and (2) establish a 
rebate payable to Floor Broker orders that trade with a Market Maker 
order on the Trading Floor (``Trading Floor'' or ``Floor''). The 
Exchange proposes the fee change to be effective August 18, 2026.\4\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ The Exchange previously filed to amend the Fee Schedule 
several times beginning on January 2, 2026, all of which filings 
were withdrawn and replaced by another filing. Most recently, the 
Exchange amended the Fee Schedule on June 22, 2026 (SR-NYSEAMER-
2026-56) which filing the Exchange withdrew on August 18, 2026. The 
Exchange notes that a previous filing proposed changes to a complex 
order surcharge that are not included in this filing.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Exchange proposes to amend Section I.A. of the Fee Schedule, 
which sets forth rates for Electronic and Manual transactions, in both 
Penny and non-Penny issues. Currently, a $0.50 per contract fee applies 
to Market Makers' Manual transactions in non-Penny issues (except for 
Manual transactions in MXEA, MXEF, MXUSA, MXWLD, and MXACW). The 
Exchange proposes to increase this fee to $0.90 per contract.
    The Exchange also proposes to establish a rebate of $0.20 per 
contract payable to Floor Broker orders that trade with Market Maker 
orders on the Trading Floor. For Floor Brokers that participate in the 
FB Prepay Program, the proposed rebate would apply in lieu of any 
rebates earned through the Manual Billable Rebate Program as provided 
in Section III. E. of the Fee Schedule. The Exchange proposes to add 
new text to Section III.E. of the Fee Schedule describing the proposed 
rebate.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rebate for Penny and non-
Penny issues would continue to incentivize Floor Brokers to participate 
on the Trading Floor, including when the counterparty to such trading 
is a Market Maker. In addition, although the proposed change to the 
Market Maker fee for Manual transactions in non-Penny issues, which in 
July 2026 only made up 14% of all manual transactions, would increase 
the fee for such executions, the Exchange believes the proposed change, 
taken together with the proposed Floor Broker rebate would, on balance, 
not discourage Market Makers from continuing to participate in 
transactions on the Trading Floor, thereby promoting trading 
opportunities and competition on the Floor to the benefit of all market 
participants. The Exchange also notes that the amount of the proposed 
fee for Market Maker Manual transactions in non-Penny issues is within 
the range of fees currently in place for transactions by Market Makers 
(and other market participants) in non-Penny issues.\5\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ See, e.g., Fee Schedule, Section I.A., Rates for Options 
transactions (providing for $0.85 fee for Broker-Dealer, Firm, Non-
NYSE American Options Market Maker, and Professional Customer 
electronic transactions in non-Penny issues and $0.95 fee for Market 
Maker electronic transactions in non-Penny issues (inclusive of 
Marketing Charges applicable to such transactions)).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In addition, the proposed fee is comparable to fees imposed by 
other options exchanges on responders in transactions that are 
analogous to the transactions that are at issue here. For example, for 
cross order handling under its Automated Improvement Mechanism 
(``AIM'') program, Cboe Exchange, Inc. (``Cboe'') imposes a $1.05 per 
contract fee on Clearing Trading Permit Holders responding to orders in 
AIM's crossing-mechanism, while charging Cboe Market Makers a fee of 
$0.25 per contract, a differential of $0.80 per contract, for 
essentially the same activity.\6\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \6\ See Cboe Exchange Fee Schedule, Rate Table--Options 
Transaction Fees, available at <a href="https://cdn.cboe.com/resources/membership/Cboe_FeeSchedule.pdf">https://cdn.cboe.com/resources/membership/Cboe_FeeSchedule.pdf</a>.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent 
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\7\ in general, and furthers the 
objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) and (5) of the Act,\8\ in particular, 
because it provides for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, 
fees, and other charges among its members, issuers and other persons 
using its facilities and does not unfairly discriminate between 
customers, issuers, brokers or dealers.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4) and (5).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Proposed Rule Change Is Reasonable

    The Exchange operates in a highly competitive market. The 
Commission has repeatedly expressed its preference for competition over 
regulatory intervention in determining prices, products, and services 
in the securities markets. In Regulation NMS, 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.'' \9\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \9\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 
2005), 70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005) (S7-10-04) (``Reg NMS 
Adopting Release'').
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    There are currently 18 registered options exchanges competing for 
order flow. Based on publicly-available information, and excluding 
index-based options, no single exchange has more than 16% of the market 
share of executed volume of multiply-listed equity and ETF options 
trades.\10\ Therefore, currently no exchange possesses significant 
pricing power in the execution of multiply-listed equity and ETF 
options order flow. More specifically, in July 2026, the Exchange had 
11.13% market share of executed volume of multiply-listed equity and 
ETF options trades.\11\ In such a low-concentrated and highly 
competitive market, no single options exchange possesses significant 
pricing power in the execution of options order flow. Within this 
environment, market participants can freely and often do shift their 
order flow among the Exchange and competing venues in response to 
changes in their respective pricing schedules.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \10\ The OCC publishes options and futures volume in a variety 
of formats, including daily and monthly volume by exchange, 
available here: <a href="https://www.theocc.com/Market-Data/Market-Data-Reports/Volume-and-Open-Interest/Monthly-Weekly-Volume-Statistics">https://www.theocc.com/Market-Data/Market-Data-Reports/Volume-and-Open-Interest/Monthly-Weekly-Volume-Statistics</a>.
    \11\ Based on a compilation of OCC data for monthly volume of 
equity-based options and monthly volume of equity-based ETF options, 
see id., the Exchange's market share in equity-based options 
increased from 8.95% for the month of July 2025 to 11.13% for the 
month of July 2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Exchange believes that the ever-shifting market share among the 
exchanges from month to month demonstrates that market participants can 
shift order flow or discontinue or reduce use of certain categories of 
products, in response to fee changes. Accordingly, competitive forces 
constrain options exchange transaction fees.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rebate is reasonable 
because it would incentivize Floor Brokers to direct additional Manual 
orders to the Exchange, thereby creating more trading opportunities on 
the Trading Floor for all market participants, including Market Makers, 
who, therefore, would not be discouraged from continuing to quote and 
trade actively on the Exchange. The Exchange also believes that, in 
addition to benefitting all market participants, the amount of the 
proposed fee for Market Maker Manual

[[Page 56698]]

transactions in non-Penny issues is reasonable, as it is (i) targeted 
in that it is limited to manual transactions in non-Penny issues, which 
make up only 14% of all manual transactions; (ii) consistent with fees 
charged, and differences allowed, by other options exchanges on 
similarly situated participants for similar transactions (e.g., Cboe 
AIM transaction fees); (iii) remains within the range of fees set forth 
in the Fee Schedule for transactions by Market Makers in non-Penny 
issues; and (iv) more closely aligns with the fee applicable to 
electronic transactions by Market Makers in non-Penny issues.
    Furthermore, the Exchange believes that assessing a higher fee for 
manual transactions on the Trading Floor is reasonable considering the 
distinct advantages afforded to Floor-based Market Makers. In July 
2026, approximately 93% of Market Maker Manual volume in non-Penny 
issues was generated by Floor-based Market Makers who, by virtue of 
their physical presence and participation model, are uniquely 
positioned to evaluate the full terms of a transaction, including size, 
pricing, and counterparty interest, immediately prior to execution. 
This capability enables Floor-based Market Makers to exercise 
discretion in determining whether to engage in a trade under informed 
conditions that are not available to off-floor or fully electronic 
participants. In addition, the Exchange's rules provide Floor-based 
Market Makers with a guaranteed participation entitlement of up to 60% 
of the trade for both Solicitation and Facilitation Cross 
Transactions,\12\ even in the absence of price improvement. This 
allocation represents a meaningful structural advantage as it ensures a 
substantial share of order flow once a Floor-based Market Maker elects 
to participate.\13\ Together, these features--the ability to assess 
trading opportunities in real time before committing capital and the 
certainty of receiving a guaranteed, significant allocation--enhance 
the likelihood of favorable execution outcomes and revenue 
opportunities for Floor-based Market Makers. Accordingly, the Exchange 
believes it is reasonable to assess higher fees on Floor-based Market 
Maker Manual transactions in non-Penny issues. The differential between 
the fee charged by the Exchange to Floor-based Market Makers versus the 
fee charged to other participants in non-Penny issues, similar to the 
differential in fees Cboe charges to Clearing Trading Permit Holders 
versus to Market Makers in their AIM transactions, reflects the 
enhanced trading privileges, informational advantages, and allocation 
guarantees that are uniquely available to Trading Floor-based 
participants and serves to appropriately align fees with the relative 
value of these benefits as compared to other market participants 
operating without such advantages.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \12\ See Rule 934.3NY and Rule 934.1NY(4)(A).
    \13\ This is a significant benefit. While some Market Maker 
Manual volume derives from upstairs paired transactions, where these 
benefits are not present, such activity constitutes only a small 
percentage of overall Market Maker Manual activity
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Exchange believes that the proposed changes are reasonably 
designed to incent Floor Brokers (and other participants on the Trading 
Floor) to increase the number of Manual orders sent to the Exchange. 
Any increase in trading volume would create more trading opportunities 
for all market participants and would in turn attract additional order 
flow to the Exchange, further contributing to a deeper, more liquid 
market to the benefit of all market participants. The Exchange also 
notes that the proposed rebate is similar in structure to incentive 
programs for Floor Brokers offered by competing options exchanges.\14\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \14\ See, e.g., BOX Exchange Fee Schedule, Section V. Manual 
Transaction Fees, available at <a href="https://boxexchange.com/assets/BOX-Fee-Schedule-as-of-January-22-2026.pdf">https://boxexchange.com/assets/BOX-Fee-Schedule-as-of-January-22-2026.pdf</a> (offering Floor Brokers that 
submit QOO and FOO Orders a $0.20 per contract enhanced rebate for 
executions that trade with a Floor Market Maker, in lieu of lesser 
per contract rebates also available to Floor Brokers); MIAX Sapphire 
Options Exchange, Section 1) c) Trading Floor Transactions, 
available at <a href="https://www.miaxglobal.com/sites/default/files/fee_schedule-files/MIAX_Sapphire_Fee_Schedule_01212026_b.pdf">https://www.miaxglobal.com/sites/default/files/fee_schedule-files/MIAX_Sapphire_Fee_Schedule_01212026_b.pdf</a> 
(providing for the ``Floor Broker Breakup Credit,'' a $0.20 credit 
applicable to Floor Brokers that submit a QFO or cQFO for executions 
that trade with a Floor Market Maker, instead of the $0.10 Floor 
Broker rebate otherwise available).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Exchange further believes the proposed change is reasonable 
because it is designed to offset costs associated with the proposed 
Floor Broker rebate, which, as noted above, is being proposed to create 
more trading opportunities on the Trading Floor for all market 
participants, including Market Makers. To the extent this purpose is 
achieved, the Exchange believes that the proposed change would not 
disincentivize Market Maker activity on the Trading Floor because 
increased order flow from Floor Brokers seeking to earn the proposed 
rebate would result in more opportunities to trade for all market 
participants. In addition, the Exchange notes that market participants 
are free to conduct transactions on competing venues instead if they 
believe other markets offer more favorable fees and credits.
    To the extent the proposed rule change continues to attract greater 
volume and liquidity by encouraging Floor Brokers to increase their 
options volume on the Exchange in an effort to earn the proposed 
rebate, the Exchange believes the proposed changes would improve the 
Exchange's overall competitiveness and strengthen its market quality 
for all market participants. Against the backdrop of the competitive 
environment in which the Exchange operates, the proposed rule change is 
a reasonable attempt by the Exchange to increase the depth of its 
market and improve its market share relative to its competitors.

The Proposed Rule Change Is an Equitable Allocation of Credits and Fees

    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is an equitable 
allocation of its fees and credits because the proposed rebate is based 
on the amount and type of business transacted on the Exchange, and 
Floor Brokers can try to earn the proposed rebate, or not. The Exchange 
also believes that the proposed change to the fee applicable to Market 
Maker Manual transactions in non-Penny issues is equitable because it 
is narrowly designed to balance costs associated with encouraging 
increased execution opportunities in manual transactions on the Trading 
Floor, and an increase in such orders would in turn enhance trading 
opportunities for all market participants. In addition, the proposed 
fee is consistent with fees charged, and differences allowed, by Cboe 
for analogous transactions (e.g., AIM transaction fees) and is within 
the range of fees currently applicable to electronic transactions by 
Market Makers and other market participants in non-Penny issues. The 
Exchange further believes that assessing Market Makers a higher fee for 
Manual transactions in non-Penny issues is equitable because Floor-
based Market Makers, who account for the majority of such volume, 
occupy a uniquely advantaged position relative to other market 
participants. Specifically, they benefit from the exclusive ability to 
evaluate the terms of a transaction immediately prior to execution as 
well as a guaranteed participation allocation of up to 60% of the trade 
under the Exchange's rules.\15\ The Exchange also believes that the 
proposed rebate to Floor Brokers is an equitable allocation of fees and 
credits because it is intended to support Floor Brokers' role in 
facilitating the execution of Manual orders, which function benefits 
all market participants

[[Page 56699]]

on the Trading Floor, including Market Makers.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \15\ See note 12, supra.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Moreover, the proposal is designed to incent participation on the 
Trading Floor in an effort to make the Exchange a primary execution 
venue and to attract more Manual transactions to the Exchange. To the 
extent that the proposed change attracts more Floor Broker orders to 
the Exchange, this increased order flow would continue to make the 
Exchange a more competitive venue for, among other things, order 
execution. Thus, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change would 
improve market quality for all market participants on the Exchange and, 
as a consequence, attract more order flow to the Exchange thereby 
improving market-wide quality and price discovery.

The Proposed Rule Change Is Not Unfairly Discriminatory

    The Exchange believes it is not unfairly discriminatory to modify 
the fee applicable to Market Maker Manual transactions in non-Penny 
issues because the proposed change would apply to all similarly-
situated Market Maker orders equally, and as discussed above, the 
Exchange believes it is not unfairly discriminatory to incent order 
flow to the Exchange, which would enhance liquidity on the Exchange to 
the benefit of all market participants. The Exchange also believes that 
the proposed rebate payable to Floor Brokers for a Manual order that 
trades with a Market Maker order on the Trading Floor is not unfairly 
discriminatory because it would be available to all similarly situated 
market participants on an equal and non-discriminatory basis. The 
Exchange further believes that the proposed rebate available to Floor 
Brokers is not unfairly discriminatory to other market participants 
because it is intended to encourage the role performed by Floor Brokers 
in facilitating the execution of orders via open outcry, a function 
which the Exchange wishes to support for the benefit of all market 
participants. In addition, although the proposed change would increase 
the fee applicable to Market Maker Manual transactions in non-Penny 
issues, the Exchange notes that the amount of the proposed fee is 
consistent with fees charged, and differences allowed, by Cboe for 
analogous transactions (e.g., AIM transaction fees) and is within the 
range of fees currently applicable to electronic and is within the 
range of fees currently applicable to transactions by Market Makers and 
other market participants in non-Penny issues.
    The Exchange further believes that Market Makers would not be 
discouraged from continuing to participate actively on the Trading 
Floor and would benefit from increased Manual order flow, including 
from Floor Brokers seeking to earn the proposed rebate. The Exchange 
also believes that the higher fee assessed to Market Makers for Manual 
transactions in non-Penny issues is not unfairly discriminatory because 
it reasonably reflects the uniquely advantaged position of Trading 
Floor-based Market Makers, who generate a significant portion of such 
volume, relative to other market participants. In particular, these 
Trading Floor-based Market Makers possess the exclusive ability to 
evaluate the full terms of a transaction immediately prior to execution 
and benefit from a guaranteed participation allocation of up to 60% of 
the trade under the Exchange's rules.\16\ These features provide Floor-
based Market Makers with meaningful informational and allocation 
advantages that are not available to off-floor or purely electronic 
participants. Accordingly, the Exchange believes that the differential 
in fees, which is similar to the differential Cboe charges Clearing 
Trading Permit Holders and Market Makers in their AIM transactions, is 
appropriately calibrated to the distinct structural benefits available 
to Trading Floor-based Market Makers and therefore does not constitute 
unfair discrimination. Rather, the higher fee reflects a rational 
alignment between pricing and the value of the enhanced trading 
opportunities and execution certainty afforded to these participants. 
Moreover, to the extent that the exercise of these advantages 
contributes to increased Trading Floor activity and attracts additional 
order flow, the proposed fee would enhance overall market quality, 
deepen liquidity, and promote additional trading opportunities for all 
market participants on the Exchange.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \16\ See note 12, supra.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Finally, the Exchange believes that it is subject to significant 
competitive forces, as described below in the Exchange's statement 
regarding the burden on competition.

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

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act, the Exchange does 
not believe that the proposed rule change would impose any burden on 
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act. Instead, as discussed above, the Exchange believes 
that the proposed changes would encourage the submission of additional 
liquidity to a public exchange, thereby promoting market depth, price 
discovery and transparency and enhancing order execution opportunities 
for all market participants. As a result, the Exchange believes that 
the proposed change furthers the Commission's goal in adopting 
Regulation NMS of fostering integrated competition among orders, which 
promotes ``more efficient pricing of individual stocks for all types of 
orders, large and small.'' \17\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \17\ See Reg NMS Adopting Release, note 8 supra, at 37499.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Intramarket Competition

    The proposed change is designed to attract additional order flow to 
the Exchange. The Exchange believes that the proposed change to Market 
Maker fees for Manual transactions in non-Penny issues, and the 
proposed rebate payable to the Floor Broker orders that trade against 
Market Maker orders on the Trading Floor would encourage Floor Broker 
Manual order flow and, therefore, would not disincentivize Market Maker 
activity on the Trading Floor. Greater liquidity benefits all market 
participants on the Exchange and increased order flow would increase 
opportunities for execution of other trading interest. The proposed 
changes would apply and be available to all similarly situated market 
participants that execute Manual transactions on the Trading Floor, 
and, accordingly, the proposed changes would not impose a disparate 
burden on competition among market participants on the Exchange.

Intermarket Competition

    The Exchange operates in a highly competitive market in which 
market participants can readily favor one of the other 18 competing 
options exchanges if they deem the Exchange's fee levels to be 
excessive. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually adjust 
its fees to remain competitive with other exchanges and to attract 
order flow to the Exchange. Based on publicly available information, 
and excluding index-based options, no single exchange has more than 16% 
of the market share of executed volume of multiply-listed equity and 
ETF options trades.\18\ Therefore, currently no exchange possesses 
significant pricing power in the execution of multiply-listed equity 
and ETF options order flow. More specifically, in July 2026, the 
Exchange

[[Page 56700]]

had 11.13% market share of executed volume of multiply-listed equity 
and ETF options trades.\19\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \18\ The OCC publishes options and futures volume in a variety 
of formats, including daily and monthly volume by exchange, 
available here: <a href="https://www.theocc.com/Market-Data/Market-Data-Reports/Volume-and-Open-Interest/Monthly-Weekly-Volume-Statistics">https://www.theocc.com/Market-Data/Market-Data-Reports/Volume-and-Open-Interest/Monthly-Weekly-Volume-Statistics</a>.
    \19\ Based on a compilation of OCC data for monthly volume of 
equity-based options and monthly volume of equity-based ETF options, 
see id., the Exchange's market share in equity-based options 
increased from 8.95% for the month of July 2025 to 11.13% for the 
month of July 2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change reflects this 
competitive environment because it modifies the Exchange's fees in a 
manner designed to continue to incent participants on the Trading Floor 
to direct trading interest to the Exchange, to provide liquidity and to 
attract additional order flow. To the extent that Floor Brokers are 
encouraged to utilize the Exchange as a primary trading venue for all 
transactions, all Exchange market participants stand to benefit from 
the improved market quality and increased opportunities for price 
improvement. The Exchange notes that it operates in a highly 
competitive market in which market participants can readily favor 
competing venues. In such an environment, the Exchange must continually 
review, and consider adjusting, its fees and credits to remain 
competitive with other exchanges. For the reasons described above, the 
Exchange believes that the proposed rule change reflects this 
competitive environment.

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

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the 
proposed rule change.

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

    The foregoing rule change is effective upon filing pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(3)(A) \20\ of the Act and subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 
19b-4 \21\ thereunder, because it establishes a due, fee, or other 
charge imposed by the Exchange.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \21\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(2).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \22\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed 
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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#6614130a034b05090b0b030812152615030548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fedeaf3fab2fcf0f2f2faf1ebecdfecfafcb1f8f0e9">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-NYSEAMER-2026-75 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-NYSEAMER-2026-75. 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-NYSEAMER-2026-75 and should be submitted 
on or before September 24, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\23\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \23\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18004 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>
Indexed from Federal Register on September 3, 2026.

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.