Notice2026-19218
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Address Internal Inconsistencies in Rule 22.260 in Advance of the Launch of IEX Options
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September 21, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59824-59828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19218]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
[Release No. 34-106390; File No. SR-IEX-2026-31]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Address
Internal Inconsistencies in Rule 22.260 in Advance of the Launch of IEX
Options
September 16, 2026.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that on September 8, 2026, the Investors Exchange LLC (``IEX'' 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.
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\1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
\3\ 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
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) under the Act,\4\
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\5\ the Exchange is filing with the
Commission a rule change proposal to address internal inconsistencies
in Rule 22.260 in advance of the launch of IEX Options. The Exchange
has designated this rule change as ``non-controversial'' under Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \6\ and provided the Commission with the notice
required by Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\7\
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\4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
\5\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
\6\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's
website at <a href="https://www.iexexchange.io/resources/regulation/rule-filings">https://www.iexexchange.io/resources/regulation/rule-filings</a>
and at the principal office of the Exchange.
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
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 these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization
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 the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change
1. Purpose
On September 18, 2025, the Commission approved IEX's proposal to
adopt rules governing the trading of options on the Exchange in a new
facility called ``IEX Options''; \8\ IEX Options has announced its plan
to commence trading options on October 2, 2026.\9\ As set forth in the
IEX Options rules, the System's \10\ acceptance and execution of
orders, quotes, and bulk messages, as applicable, are subject to the
price protection mechanisms and risk controls provided to Options
Members \11\ in Rule 22.250 (Pre-Trade and Activity-Based Risk
Controls) and Rule 22.260 (Additional Price Protection Mechanisms and
Risk Controls). In advance of the commencement of trading options, IEX
now makes this rule change proposal to address internal inconsistencies
in Rule 22.260. Specifically, as described below, IEX proposes to
delete Rule 22.260(b) and to expand the types of orders that are not
subject to Rule 22.260(e). The Exchange has designated this rule change
as ``non-controversial'' under Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \12\ and
provided the Commission with the notice required by Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
thereunder.\13\
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\8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 103290 (June 18,
2025), 90 FR 26865, 26878 (June 24, 2025) (SR-IEX-2025-02) (Notice
of Filing of Amendment No. 3 to a Proposed Rule Change To Adopt
Rules To Govern the Trading of Options on the Exchange for a New
Facility Called IEX Options) (``Options Rule Filing'') and
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 103998 (September 18, 2025), 90
FR 45861 (September 23, 2025) (SR-IEX-2025-02) (Commission order
approving a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 3, to
Adopt Rules To Govern the Trading of Options on the Exchange for a
New Facility Called IEX Options) (``Approval Order'').
\9\ See <a href="https://www.iex.io/options/resources#important-dates">https://www.iex.io/options/resources#important-dates</a>.
\10\ The term ``System'' means the automated trading system used
by IEX Options for the trading of options contracts, as described in
Rule 22.100(a). See Rule 17.100.
\11\ The term ``Options Member'' means a firm, or organization
that is registered with the Exchange pursuant to Chapter 18 of these
Rules for purposes of participating in options trading on IEX
Options as an Options Order Entry Firm, Options Market Maker, or
Clearing Member. See Rule 17.100.
\12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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Background
IEX Options has three Order Types (applicable to orders and
quotes): Limit orders,\14\ Market orders,\15\ and Attributable
orders.\16\ Each order and quote must also have a TIF \17\ of either
IOC \18\ or Day.\19\ Options Members may also include one of three
optional ``Handling Instructions'' \20\ with their orders and quotes:
Book only,\21\ Post Only,\22\ and Intermarket Sweep Orders.\23\
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\14\ See Rule 22.100(d)(1).
\15\ See Rule 22.100(d)(2).
\16\ See Rule 22.100(d)(3).
\17\ The term ``TIF'' shall mean the period of time that the
System will hold an order, subject to the restrictions set forth in
paragraph (l) below with respect to bulk messages, for potential
execution. A Time-in-Force applied to a bulk message applies to each
bid and offer within that bulk message. Unless otherwise specified
in the Exchange Rules or the context indicates otherwise, the
Exchange determines which of the following Times-in-Force are
available on a class or system basis. See Rule 22.100(g).
\18\ ``Immediate Or Cancel'' or ``IOC'' shall mean, for an order
so designated, an order that is to be executed in whole or in part
as soon as such order is received. The portion not so executed
immediately on the Exchange or another options exchange is cancelled
and is not posted to the IEX Options Book. IOC orders that are not
designated as Book Only and that cannot be executed in accordance
with Rule 22.170 on the System when reaching the Exchange will be
eligible for routing away pursuant to Rule 22.180. Market Makers may
designate bulk messages as IOC. See Rule 22.100(g)(1).
\19\ ``Day'' shall mean, for an order so designated, an order to
buy or sell which, if not executed expires at market close. Market
Makers may designate bulk messages as Day. See Rule 22.100(g)(2).
\20\ The term ``Handling Instruction'' means an additional
instruction a User designates on an order, subject to the
restrictions set forth in paragraph (l) below with respect to bulk
messages. A Handling Instruction applied to a bulk message applies
to each bid and offer within that bulk message. Unless otherwise
specified in the Exchange Rules or the context indicates otherwise,
the Exchange determines which of the following Handling Instructions
are available on a class or system basis. See Rule 22.100(e).
\21\ ``Book Only'' is a Handling Instruction that an order is to
be ranked and executed on the Exchange pursuant to Rule 22.170
(Order Display and Book Processing), or to be repriced or cancelled,
as appropriate, without routing away to another options exchange.
See Rule 22.100(e)(1).
\22\ ``Post Only'' is a Handling Instruction a User may
designate on an order that is to be ranked and executed on the
Exchange pursuant to Rule 22.170 (Order Display and Book Processing)
or cancelled, as appropriate, without routing away to another
options exchange except that the order will not remove liquidity
from the IEX Options Book. The System reprices, cancels or rejects
(in accordance with User Instructions) a bid (offer) designated as
Post Only with a price that locks or crosses the Exchange's best
offer (bid). A Market order cannot be designated as Post Only. See
Rule 22.100(e)(2).
\23\ ``Intermarket Sweep Orders'' or ``ISO'' are orders that
have the meaning provided in Rule 28.100 (Definitions). Such orders
may be executed at one or multiple price levels in the System
without regard to Protected Quotations at other options exchanges
(i.e., may trade through such quotations). The Exchange relies on
the marking of an order as an ISO when handling such order, and
thus, it is the entering Options Member's responsibility, not the
Exchange's responsibility, to comply with the requirements relating
to ISOs. ISOs are not eligible for routing pursuant to Rule 22.180
(Order Routing). A Market order cannot be designated as an
Intermarket Sweep Order. Market Makers may not designate bulk
messages as ISOs. See Rule 22.100(e)(3).
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IEX Options rules provide for several price protection mechanisms,
including Rule 22.260(b) (Market Orders in No-Bid (Offer) Series) and
Rule 22.260(e) (Drill-Through Protection). The Market Orders in a No-
Bid (Offer) Series rule is designed to protect Market orders from
executions at potentially erroneous prices, and provides that if the
System receives a sell Market order in a series after it is open for
trading with an NBB \24\ of zero and an NBO \25\ less than or equal to
$0.50, the System will convert the Market order to a Limit order with a
limit price equal to the minimum trading increment applicable to the
series and will post the order to the Order Book.\26\ If the System
receives a sell Market order in a series after it is open for trading
with an NBB of zero and an NBO greater than $0.50, the System cancels
or rejects the Market order, except if the sell Market order would be
subject to the drill-through protection, in which case the order joins
the ongoing drill-through process.\27\ If the System receives a buy
Market order in a series after it is open for trading with an NBO of
zero, the System cancels or rejects the Market order.\28\
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\24\ See Rule 17.100.
\25\ See Rule 17.100.
\26\ See Rule 22.260(b)(1)(A). Note that following the Opening
Process, orders and quotes received prior to and not executed in
full during the Opening Process will be transitioned to the
continuous Order Book and handled in accordance with existing IEX
rules, as applicable. The System is considered to have received such
orders at that time for purposes of the Market Orders in No-Bid
(Offer) Series rule. See Rule 22.160(d). The Market Orders in No-Bid
(Offer) Series rule is not applicable to the Opening Process.
\27\ See Rule 22.260(b)(1)(B).
\28\ See Rule 22.260(b)(2).
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The Drill-Through Protection rule is designed to prevent an
aggressively priced order from executing beyond multiple price levels
by utilizing a series of iterations up to an Exchange-determined
``buffer amount'' \29\ that caps how far the order can execute, rather
than immediately sweeping all available liquidity up to its limit
price, before it stops executing or routing the order.\30\ Bulk
messages \31\ and ISOs are not eligible for drill-through
protection.\32\
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\29\ IEX Options determines the buffer amount on a class and
premium basis. See Rule 22.260(e)(1)
\30\ See generally Rule 22.260(e)(3)(F).
\31\ See Rule 22.100(l).
\32\ See Rule 22.260(e)(4).
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Proposal
A. Deletion of Rule 22.260(b)
As noted above, IEX Rule 22.260(b) specifies that if the System
receives a sell Market order in a series after it is open for trading
with an NBB of zero, if the NBO in the series is less than or equal to
$0.50, then the System will convert the Market order to a Limit order
with a limit price equal to the minimum trading increment applicable to
the series and enter it into the IEX Options Book. However, IEX Market
orders may only have a TIF of IOC,\33\ which means a Market order that
is not ``executed immediately on the Exchange or another options
exchange is cancelled and is not posted to the IEX Options Book.'' \34\
Because Market orders either execute or cancel on entry, they cannot be
converted by the System into a Limit order that is entered into the
Options Order Book nor could they be subject to an ongoing drill-
through process.
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\33\ The Exchange may determine the TIF(s) applicable to each
order type on a system-wide basis unless otherwise specified in the
Exchange Rules. See Rule 22.100(g). The Exchange TIF determinations
are specified in the FIX and binary input specifications and specify
that Market orders may only have a TIF of IOC. See IEX Options FIX
Specification, Appendix A, available at <a href="https://www.iex.io/documents/iex-options-fix-specification">https://www.iex.io/documents/iex-options-fix-specification</a> and IEX Binary Options
Protocol Specification, Appendix A, available at <a href="https://www.iex.io/documents/iex-binary-options-protocol-specification">https://www.iex.io/documents/iex-binary-options-protocol-specification</a>.
\34\ See supra note 18.
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Thus, the provisions in Rule 22.260(b) that refer to converting a
sell Market order to a limit order or the order being subject to an
ongoing drill-through process are inapplicable. If a Market order to
sell is received at a time when the NBB is zero (i.e., there is no
interest to buy in the series), the Market order will be automatically
canceled by the System because it would not be executed, pursuant to
Rule 22.100(g)(1). With respect to a buy Market order received in a
series after it is open for trading with an NBO of zero (i.e., there is
no interest to sell in the series), Rule 22.260(b)(2) provides that the
order will be rejected. In this context the terms rejected and canceled
achieve the same result because the order would not rest on the IEX
Options Order Book. Accordingly, IEX proposes to delete Rule 22.260(b)
as unnecessary and duplicative of Rule 22.100(g)(1) and insert the word
``Reserved'' in its place.
B. Amendment to Rule 22.260(e)
IEX's Drill-Through Protection provides execution-price protection
for liquidity-taking orders, which permits a marketable order to access
liquidity across multiple price levels while limiting the distance
through the prevailing contra-side NBBO at which executions may
initially occur to prevent an order from executing through successive
price levels too aggressively.\35\
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\35\ See generally Rule 22.260(e).
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IEX's Drill-Through Protection Rule does not apply to bulk messages
or ISOs.\36\ Bulk messages are designed to enable Market Makers to
efficiently submit and update liquidity providing quotations, rather
than to function as liquidity-taking orders seeking execution through
multiple price levels. For example, Day \37\ bulk messages cannot sweep
at all because they are Post Only; \38\ and IOC bulk messages are for
the limited purpose of Market Maker risk management.\39\ Accordingly,
applying drill-through to bulk messages would not meaningfully advance
the purpose for which drill-through protection was designed.
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\36\ See Rule 22.260(e)(4).
\37\ An order or quote with a TIF of Day that does not execute
on entry rests on the Order Book, and if it does not execute before
market close, is canceled. See Rule 22.100(g)(2).
\38\ See Rule 22.100(l)(3).
\39\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 105729 (June 18,
2026), 91 FR 38051 (June 24, 2026) (SR-IEX-2026-17) (Allowing bulk
messages to have a TIF of IOC for the limited purpose of Market
Maker risk management, in view of a Market Maker's core obligation
to provide liquidity to the market.)
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IEX's Drill-Through Protection Rule does not apply to ISOs for a
different reason. An Options Member submitting an ISO order is
affirmatively instructing the Exchange to execute the order through the
market up to its limit price without regard to Protected Quotations at
other options exchanges.\40\ Restricting the order by the Drill-Through
process would be inconsistent with the objective of an ISO order.
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\40\ See supra note 23,
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IEX proposes to exclude Post Only orders (i.e., including orders
and quotes not submitted as bulk messages), which by definition cannot
remove liquidity from the IEX Options Order Book, from the Drill-
Through Protection rule. For the reasons discussed above, this
exclusion is logical because Drill-Through Protection is designed to
protect liquidity-taking orders (something Post Only orders cannot do)
from executing at too aggressive a price.\41\ Thus, as proposed, Rule
22.260(e)(3)(4) will now read: ``This protection does not apply to bulk
messages, Post Only, or ISOs.''
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\41\ IEX Options rules provide that the System reprices,
cancels, or rejects Post Only interest that would lock/cross the
Exchange's contra-side interest, and Post Only interest does not
route away. See supra note 22.
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2. Statutory Basis
The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act \42\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \43\ in particular, in that it
is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in, securities, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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\42\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
\43\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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As discussed in the Purpose section, the proposed rule change is
designed to address internal inconsistencies in IEX Options rules. As
such, the proposed rule change would foster cooperation and
coordination with persons engaged in facilitating transactions in
securities and would remove impediments to and perfect the mechanism of
a free and open market and a national market system.
In particular, the Exchange believes the proposed rule change will
promote just and equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to
and perfect the mechanism of a national market system, and protect
investors and the public interest, by clarifying how impacted order
types will function. Specifically, IEX believes that Options Members
would not expect a Market order with a TIF of IOC to be eligible for
the Market Orders in No-Bid (Offer) Series protection of converting the
order to a Limit order and would not expect Drill-Through Protection
for aggressive taking orders to apply to Post Only orders that by
definition must add liquidity to the Order Book. Thus, IEX believes
that the proposed changes will reduce confusion
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among market participants, thereby removing impediments to and
perfecting the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general, protecting investors and the public
interest.
The Exchange also believes that the proposed changes are consistent
with the investor protection and the public interest provisions of the
Act because impacted order types will continue to function as expected.
Specifically, buy (or sell) Market orders received in a series after it
is open for trading with an NBO (or NBB) of zero, will be canceled,
which is what an Options Member would expect to happen when there is no
contra-party interest because all IEX Options Market orders have a TIF
of IOC.\44\ And with respect to Drill-Through Protections, because Post
Only orders do not take liquidity, it is logical to exclude them from a
protection mechanism that prevents taking liquidity at excessive
prices. Importantly, Market orders and Post Only orders will continue
to be subject to all the applicable protections specified in Rules
22.250 and 22.260.
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\44\ See supra note 33.
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Moreover, the Exchange believes these proposed, narrowly tailored
changes to its rules are not designed to permit unfair discrimination
among Options Members as they would apply equally to all Options
Members.
Finally, each of these proposed changes is based on the logical
functionality of the Commission-approved price protection mechanisms
coupled with how IEX's order types, TIFs, and Handling Instructions
interact, and thus, the Exchange does not believe that the proposed
rule change raises any new or novel issues.
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 that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on intermarket competition that is not necessary or
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. To the extent
the proposed changes enhance the competitiveness of IEX Options,
competing exchanges have and can continue to adopt comparable
functionality, subject to the Commission's rule filing process.
The Exchange also does not believe that the proposed rule change
will impose any burden on intramarket competition that is not necessary
or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The rule
change will apply equally to all Options Members. The Exchange believes
that these proposed changes to Rule 22.260 to better align the rule
with System functionality will enable Options Members to better
understand and utilize these price protection mechanisms and risk
controls, which, in turn, may enhance the integrity of trading on the
options market and help to assure the stability of the financial
system.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others
Written comments were neither solicited nor received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \45\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \46\ thereunder.
Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i) significantly
affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose
any significant burden on competition; or (iii) become operative for 30
days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as the
Commission may designate, it has become effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \47\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \48\ thereunder.
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\45\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\46\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
\47\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
\48\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of its
intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five
business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \49\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\50\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that the proposed
rule change may become operative immediately upon filing. According to
the Exchange, waiving the 30-day delay would allow the proposed rule
change to become operative on October 2, 2026, when IEX Options
commences trading, and would permit the IEX Options System to operate
in a manner fully aligned with IEX Options rules, alleviating any
confusion among market participants about how the rules operate. Waiver
of the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest because it allows the revised IEX
Options rules to be operative by October 2, 2026, the date that trading
begins on the IEX Options System, provides clarity and prevents
potential confusion for market participants about the operation of IEX
Options rules, and does not introduce any novel regulatory issues.
Accordingly, the Commission designates the proposed rule change to be
operative upon filing.\51\
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\49\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
\50\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
\51\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission also has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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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 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 will institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.
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#7705021b125a14181a1a121903043704121459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9defe8f1f8b0fef2f0f0f8f3e9eeddeef8feb3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>. Please include
file number SR-IEX-2026-31 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-IEX-2026-31. 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
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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-IEX-2026-31 and should
be submitted on or before October 13, 2026.
For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\52\
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\52\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-19218 Filed 9-18-26; 8:45 am]
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