Nasdaq GEMX Pushes Back New Options Fee Until June
Published Date: 2/10/2025
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Summary
Nasdaq GEMX is hitting the pause button on its new Options Regulatory Fee (ORF) and how it’s calculated. Instead of starting soon, the new fee plan kicks off June 1, 2025, and runs until December 1, 2025. Traders and firms using GEMX will want to note this delay since it affects their fees and timing.
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Delay of GEMX Options Regulatory Fee
If you trade on Nasdaq GEMX or run a firm that uses GEMX, the Exchange delayed its new Options Regulatory Fee (ORF) and the way it is calculated. The new ORF will start on June 1, 2025 and will end (sunset) on December 1, 2025, so the timing of when you begin paying the new fee and the applicable methodology is shifted to that period.
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