Cboe BZX Offers Fee Waivers to Uncontrolled Data Distributors
Published Date: 2/28/2025
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Summary
Cboe BZX Exchange just made it easier and cheaper for certain outside groups to share market data by introducing a new fee waiver for 'Uncontrolled External Distributors.' This change kicks in right away, helping those distributors save money starting February 13, 2025. If you’re involved in distributing market data, this update could lighten your costs and speed up your work.
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Fee Waiver for External Distributors
If you are an 'Uncontrolled External Distributor' of market data, Cboe BZX Exchange adopted a fee waiver that reduces fees for those distributors. The Exchange filed the change and designated it effective on February 13, 2025, so the waiver applies starting that date.
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