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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the PHLX Pricing Schedule at Options 7, Section 4 (Multiply Listed Options Fees)

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 200 (Monday, October 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66187-66191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21247]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-106666; File No. SR-PHLX-2026-61]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing 
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the PHLX 
Pricing Schedule at Options 7, Section 4 (Multiply Listed Options Fees)

October 14, 2026.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that 
on October 1, 2026, Nasdaq PHLX LLC (``PHLX'' 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 PHLX Pricing Schedule at Options 
7, Section 4 (Multiply Listed Options Fees).
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's 
website at <a href="https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/phlx/rulefilings">https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/phlx/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
    PHLX proposes to amend its Pricing Schedule at Options 7, Section 4 
(Multiply Listed Options Fees).
Options 7, Section 4 (Multiply Listed Options Fees)
    Currently, the Exchange offers a Floor Transaction (Open Outcry) 
\3\ Floor Broker Incentive Program (``Program''). Under the Program, 
the following transactions are not considered qualifying volume: (1) 
dividend, merger, short stock interest, reversal and conversion, jelly 
roll, and box spread strategy executions as defined in Options 7, 
Section 4; (2) Firm \4\ Floor Options Transactions for members 
executing facilitation orders \5\ pursuant to Options 8, Section 30 
when such members are trading in their own proprietary account 
(including Cabinet Options Transaction Charges); and (3) Customer \6\-
to-Customer transactions.
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    \3\ The term ``floor transaction'' is a transaction that is 
effected in open outcry on the Exchange's Trading Floor. See Options 
7, Section 1(c).
    \4\ The term ``Firm'' applies to any transaction that is 
identified by a member or member organization for clearing in the 
Firm range at OCC. See Options 7, Section 1(c).
    \5\ A facilitation order is a paired order entered into the 
Facilitation Mechanism as described in Options 3, Section 11(b). See 
Options 3, Section 7(w).
    \6\ The term ``Customer'' applies to any transaction that is 
identified by a member or member organization for clearing in the 
Customer range at The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') which 
is not for the account of a broker or dealer or for the account of a 
``Professional'' (as that term is defined in Options 1, Section 
1(b)(45)). See Options 7, Section 1(c).
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    Currently, rebates are paid on qualifying volume at each threshold 
level based on the below schedule. Floor QCC Orders, as defined in 
Options 8, Section 30(e), and electronic QCC

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Orders,\7\ as defined in Options 3, Section 12, are considered 
qualifying volume but are not paid rebates based on the below schedule, 
rather Floor QCC Orders and electronic QCC Orders are paid the QCC 
Rebates noted in Options 7, Section 4. A Floor Broker is paid a $0.20 
per contract rebate for open outcry floor executions that are contra a 
Lead Market Maker \8\ or Market Maker,\9\ in lieu of any Floor Broker 
Incentive Program rebate.
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    \7\ A Qualified Contingent Cross (``QCC'') Order is comprised of 
an originating order to buy or sell at least 1000 contracts that is 
identified as being part of a qualified contingent trade, as that 
term is defined in Supplementary Material .01 below, coupled with a 
contra-side order or orders totaling an equal number of contracts. 
See Options 3, Section 7(j).
    \8\ The term ``Lead Market Maker'' applies to transactions for 
the account of a Lead Market Maker (as defined in Options 2, Section 
12(a)). A Lead Market Maker is an Exchange member who is registered 
as an options Lead Market Maker pursuant to Options 2, Section 
12(a). An options Lead Market Maker includes a Remote Lead Market 
Maker which is defined as an options Lead Market Maker in one or 
more classes that does not have a physical presence on an Exchange 
floor and is approved by the Exchange pursuant to Options 2, Section 
11. See Options 7, Section 1(c).
    \9\ The term ``Market Maker'' is defined in Options 1, Section 
1(b)(28) as a member of the Exchange who is registered as an options 
Market Maker pursuant to Options 2, Section 12(a). A Market Maker 
includes SQTs and RSQTs as well as Floor Market Makers. The term 
``Streaming Quote Trader'' or ``SQT'' is defined in Options 1, 
Section 1(b)(55) as a Market Maker who has received permission from 
the Exchange to generate and submit option quotations electronically 
in options to which such SQT is assigned. The term ``Remote 
Streaming Quote Trader'' or ``RSQT'' is defined in Options 1, 
Section 1(b)(49) as a Market Maker that is a member affiliated with 
an RSQTO with no physical trading floor presence who has received 
permission from the Exchange to generate and submit option 
quotations electronically in options to which such RSQT has been 
assigned. A Remote Streaming Quote Trader Organization or ``RSQTO,'' 
which may also be referred to as a Remote Market Making Organization 
(``RMO''), is a member organization in good standing that satisfies 
the RSQTO readiness requirements in Options 2, Section 1(a). See 
Options 7, Section 1(c).
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    The current tiered of rebates under this program is as follows:

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                                       Qualifying         Per contract rebate        Per contract rebate (non-
                                       contracts         (customer on one side)       customer on both sides)
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Tier 1..........................  0-500,000..........                      $0.04                           $0.10
Tier 2..........................  500,001-5,000,000..                       0.07                            0.18
Tier 3..........................  5,000,001-10,000,00                       0.09                            0.18
                                   0.
Tier 4..........................  Greater than                              0.10                            0.20
                                   10,000,000.
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    Currently, this tiered schedule of rebates is followed by five 
examples (labeled Example 1 through Example 5) that illustrate how the 
program works. Finally, rebates under this program are currently capped 
at $2,000,000 per member or member organization in a given month.
First Change
    The Exchange proposes to increase the Tier 1 Per Contract Rebate 
(when there is a Customer on one side) from $0.04 to $0.07. This change 
will bring this Tier 1 rebate to the same level as the Tier 2 rebate.
Second Change
    The Exchange proposes to increase the Tier 1 Per Contract Rebate 
(when there are Non-Customers on both sides) from $0.10 to $0.18. This 
change will bring this Tier 1 rebate to the same level as the Tier 2 
rebate.\10\
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    \10\ Even though the effect of the First and Second Changes is 
that the new rebate amounts for Tier 1 will be identical to the 
current (and continuing) rebate amounts for Tier 2, at this moment 
the Exchange is choosing not to formally collapse these tiers, as it 
may want to differentiate these tiers again in the future.
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Third Change
    The Exchange proposes to make several changes to Examples 2,\11\ 3, 
and 4 to reflect the new rebate levels.
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    \11\ The Exchange is also replacing, in Example 2, two colons 
(``:'') with semicolons (``;''). This is simply a typographical 
clean up.
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Fourth Change
    The Exchange proposes to make a change to Example 4 to correct an 
oversight from a prior filing,\12\ that had decreased the Tier 4 rebate 
(when there are Non-Customers on both sides) from $0.22 to $0.20, but 
had not adjusted its corresponding example. This is not a substantive 
change.
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    \12\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 105913 (July 14, 
2026), 91 FR 44933 (July 17, 2026) (File No. SR-PHLX-2026-44).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section 
6(b) of the Act,\13\ in general, and furthers the objectives of 
Sections 6(b)(4) and 6(b)(5) of the Act,\14\ 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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    \13\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \14\ 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.'' \15\
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    \15\ Securities Exchange Act Release No. 51808 (June 9, 2005), 
70 FR 37496, 37499 (June 29, 2005) (``Regulation NMS Adopting 
Release'').
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    Likewise, in NetCoalition v. Securities and Exchange Commission 
\16\ (``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.\17\ 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.'' \18\
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    \16\ NetCoalition v. SEC, 615 F.3d 525 (D.C. Cir. 2010).
    \17\ See NetCoalition, at 534-535.
    \18\ 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'. . . .'' \19\ Although the court and 
the SEC were discussing the cash equities markets, the Exchange 
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that these views apply with equal force to the options markets.
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    \19\ Id. at 539 (quoting Securities Exchange Act Release No. 
59039 (Dec. 2, 2008), 73 FR 74770, 74782-83 (Dec. 9, 2008) (SR-
NYSEArca-2006-21)).
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First Change
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to increase the Tier 1 Per 
Contract Rebate for qualifying volume with a Customer on one side from 
$0.04 to $0.07 is reasonable. As discussed above, this change is 
designed to increase the amount of the rebate available to Floor 
Brokers at the entry-level tier of the Floor Broker Incentive Program, 
thereby providing a stronger incentive for Floor Brokers to direct 
qualifying open outcry order flow with a Customer on one side to the 
Exchange. The Exchange believes that the proposed increase will make 
the Floor Broker Incentive Program more attractive at the entry level 
and will encourage additional Floor Brokers to participate in the 
Program. Increased participation in the Program will bring additional 
Customer order flow to the Exchange, which benefits all market 
participants by providing more trading opportunities and deeper 
liquidity, particularly for open outcry executions on the Exchange's 
Trading Floor. The proposed Tier 1 rebate of $0.07 per contract is 
reasonable because it is the same per contract rebate that the Exchange 
currently pays for qualifying volume with a Customer on one side at the 
Tier 2 volume level. The proposed change is therefore consistent with 
the rebate levels that the Exchange has previously determined to be 
reasonable under this same Program.
    The Exchange further believes that the proposed increase in the 
Tier 1 Per Contract Rebate for qualifying volume with a Customer on one 
side is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the proposed 
rebate will apply uniformly to all Floor Brokers that satisfy the Tier 
1 volume threshold under the Floor Broker Incentive Program. Any Floor 
Broker is able to qualify for the Tier 1 rebate by satisfying the 
objective, transparent volume threshold of up to 500,000 qualifying 
contracts, and all qualifying Floor Brokers will receive the same $0.07 
per contract rebate on qualifying volume with a Customer on one side 
within that threshold. The Exchange believes it is equitable and not 
unfairly discriminatory to offer this rebate in respect of qualifying 
volume with a Customer on one side because Customer liquidity benefits 
all market participants by providing more trading opportunities, which 
attracts Market Makers. An increase in the activity of these market 
participants in turn facilitates tighter spreads, which may cause an 
additional corresponding increase in order flow from other market 
participants.
Second Change
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to increase the Tier 1 Per 
Contract Rebate for qualifying volume with Non-Customers on both sides 
from $0.10 to $0.18 is reasonable. As discussed above, this change is 
designed to increase the amount of the rebate available to Floor 
Brokers at the entry-level tier of the Floor Broker Incentive Program 
in respect of open outcry executions with Non-Customers on both sides, 
thereby providing a stronger incentive for Floor Brokers to direct such 
qualifying volume to the Exchange. The Exchange believes that the 
proposed increase will make the Program more attractive at the entry 
level and will encourage additional Floor Brokers to participate in the 
Program. Increased participation in the Program will bring additional 
order flow to the Exchange, which benefits all market participants by 
providing more trading opportunities and deeper liquidity, particularly 
for open outcry executions on the Exchange's Trading Floor. The 
proposed Tier 1 rebate of $0.18 per contract is reasonable because it 
is the same per contract rebate that the Exchange currently pays for 
qualifying volume with Non-Customers on both sides at the Tier 2 volume 
level (and, indeed, at the Tier 3 volume level). The proposed change is 
therefore consistent with the rebate levels that the Exchange has 
previously determined to be reasonable under this same Program.
    The Exchange further believes that the proposed increase in the 
Tier 1 Per Contract Rebate for qualifying volume with Non-Customers on 
both sides is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because the 
proposed rebate will apply uniformly to all Floor Brokers that satisfy 
the Tier 1 volume threshold under the Floor Broker Incentive Program. 
Any Floor Broker is able to qualify for the Tier 1 rebate by satisfying 
the objective, transparent volume threshold of up to 500,000 qualifying 
contracts, and all qualifying Floor Brokers will receive the same $0.18 
per contract rebate on qualifying volume with Non-Customers on both 
sides within that threshold. The Exchange believes it is equitable and 
not unfairly discriminatory to offer this rebate in respect of 
qualifying volume with Non-Customers on both sides because such open 
outcry activity supports the price discovery and liquidity provision 
functions of the Exchange's Trading Floor, which benefits all market 
participants.
Third Change
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to make conforming changes 
to Examples 2, 3, and 4 to reflect the new Tier 1 rebate levels is 
consistent with the Act. This change is non-substantive and is designed 
to ensure that the illustrative examples that accompany the tiered 
rebate schedule accurately reflect the operation of the Floor Broker 
Incentive Program under the increased Tier 1 rebates proposed in the 
First and Second Changes. The Exchange believes that making these 
conforming changes to the examples will make the Pricing Schedule 
easier to read and will remove any potential confusion that could arise 
from having the examples reflect outdated rebate amounts. This change 
protects investors and the public interest by ensuring that the 
illustrative examples in the Pricing Schedule are accurate and 
consistent with the tiered rebate schedule as modified by this filing.
    The Exchange further believes that the proposed changes to Examples 
2, 3, and 4 are equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because they 
are non-substantive and do not alter the fees or rebates available to 
any Floor Broker or category of Floor Brokers. The updated examples 
will apply uniformly to all Floor Brokers and will continue to 
illustrate the operation of the Program in the same manner for all 
similarly situated market participants.
Fourth Change
    The Exchange believes that its proposal to correct Example 4 to 
reflect the currently applicable Tier 4 Per Contract Rebate of $0.20 
per contract for qualifying volume with Non-Customers on both sides is 
consistent with the Act. As discussed above, this change is non-
substantive and is designed to correct an oversight from a prior filing 
that had decreased the Tier 4 rebate (when there are Non-Customers on 
both sides) but had not simultaneously adjusted the corresponding 
figures in Example 4. The Exchange believes that correcting the example 
will make the Pricing Schedule easier to read and will eliminate any 
potential confusion that could arise from having the example reflect a 
rebate amount that is no longer in effect. This change protects 
investors and the public interest by ensuring that the illustrative 
examples in the Pricing Schedule are accurate and consistent with the 
tiered rebate schedule that is currently in effect.
    The Exchange further believes that the proposed correction to 
Example 4 is equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because it is 
non-

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substantive and does not alter the fees or rebates available to any 
Floor Broker or category of Floor Brokers. The corrected example will 
apply uniformly to all Floor Brokers and will continue to illustrate 
the operation of the Program in the same manner for all similarly 
situated 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 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 market may impose any burden on competition 
is extremely limited.
Intra-Market Competition
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change would 
impose any burden on intra-market competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
First Change
    The Exchange does not believe that its proposal to increase the 
Tier 1 Per Contract Rebate for qualifying volume with a Customer on one 
side from $0.04 to $0.07 will impose any undue burden on intra-market 
competition. The proposed increased rebate will apply uniformly to all 
similarly situated market participants: any Floor Broker that satisfies 
the Tier 1 volume threshold under the Floor Broker Incentive Program 
will receive the same $0.07 per contract rebate on qualifying volume 
with a Customer on one side within that threshold. Any Floor Broker is 
able to qualify for the Tier 1 rebate by satisfying the objective, 
transparent volume threshold. The Exchange further believes that 
providing this rebate for qualifying volume with a Customer on one side 
does not impose an undue burden on intra-market competition because 
Customer liquidity benefits all market participants by providing more 
trading opportunities, which attracts Market Makers. An increase in the 
activity of these market participants in turn facilitates tighter 
spreads, which may cause an additional corresponding increase in order 
flow from other market participants. The proposed change is designed to 
enhance, rather than restrict, competition among Floor Brokers for open 
outcry Customer order flow by increasing the amount of the entry-level 
rebate available under the Program. To the extent Floor Brokers regard 
the proposed Tier 1 rebate as insufficient, they may readily direct 
their order flow to any of the other options exchanges that support 
open outcry executions.
Second Change
    The Exchange does not believe that its proposal to increase the 
Tier 1 Per Contract Rebate for qualifying volume with Non-Customers on 
both sides from $0.10 to $0.18 will impose any undue burden on intra-
market competition. The proposed increased rebate will apply uniformly 
to all similarly situated market participants: any Floor Broker that 
satisfies the Tier 1 volume threshold under the Floor Broker Incentive 
Program will receive the same $0.18 per contract rebate on qualifying 
volume with Non-Customers on both sides within that threshold. Any 
Floor Broker is able to qualify for the Tier 1 rebate by satisfying the 
objective, transparent volume threshold. The Exchange further believes 
that providing this rebate for qualifying volume with Non-Customers on 
both sides does not impose an undue burden on intra-market competition 
because open outcry activity on the Exchange's Trading Floor supports 
the price discovery and liquidity provision functions of the Trading 
Floor, which benefits all market participants. The proposed change is 
designed to enhance, rather than restrict, competition among Floor 
Brokers for open outcry order flow with Non-Customers on both sides by 
increasing the amount of the entry-level rebate available under the 
Program. To the extent Floor Brokers regard the proposed Tier 1 rebate 
as insufficient, they may readily direct their order flow to any of the 
other options exchanges that support open outcry executions.
Third Change
    The Exchange does not believe that its proposal to make conforming 
changes to Examples 2, 3, and 4 will impose any burden on competition. 
As discussed above, this change is non-substantive and is intended to 
conform the illustrative examples in the Pricing Schedule to the 
increased Tier 1 rebates proposed in the First and Second Changes. 
Because the proposed change does not alter the fees or rebates 
available to any Floor Broker or category of Floor Brokers, and merely 
conforms the illustrative examples in the Pricing Schedule to the 
tiered rebate schedule as modified by this filing, it does not impose 
any burden on either intra-market or inter-market competition.
Fourth Change
    The Exchange does not believe that its proposal to correct Example 
4 will impose any burden on competition. As discussed above, this 
change is non-substantive and is intended to correct an oversight from 
a prior filing that had adjusted the Tier 4 Per Contract Rebate for 
qualifying volume with Non-Customers on both sides but had not 
simultaneously updated the corresponding figures in Example 4. Because 
the proposed change does not alter the fees or rebates available to any 
Floor Broker or category of Floor Brokers, and merely conforms the 
illustrative example to the tiered rebate schedule that is currently in 
effect, it does not impose any burden on either intra-market or inter-
market competition.

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.\20\
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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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: (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

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to determine whether the proposed rule 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#691b1c050c440a0604040c071d1a291a0c0a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d3f382128602e2220202823393e0d3e282e632a223b">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-PHLX-2026-61 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-PHLX-2026-61. 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-PHLX-2026-61 and should be submitted on 
or before November 9, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\21\
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    \21\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-21247 Filed 10-16-26; 8:45 am]
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