MIAX Sapphire Refocuses Committees: Bylaw Changes Hit the Floor
Published Date: 1/29/2025
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MIAX Sapphire is shaking things up by changing its By-Laws to simplify how it handles pay and oversight. They’re dropping the Compensation Committee, tweaking how top regulators’ pay and roles get decided, and focusing the Quality of Markets Committee just on Trading Floor stuff. These changes take effect right away and could speed up decisions without changing costs for most folks.
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