# 2025-09257: NYSE Arca Flexes Bitcoin Options Rules: SEC Weighs In

2025-09257, Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 3, and Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 3, To Amend Rules Regarding Position and Exercise Limits for Options on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust and To Permit Flexible Exchange Options on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2025-05-23; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-09257
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 3, and Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 3, To Amend Rules Regarding Position and Exercise Limits for Options on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust and To Permit Flexible Exchange Options on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 90 FR 22120
- Published: 2025-05-23
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NYSE Arca Flexes Bitcoin Options Rules: SEC Weighs In

## Summary

NYSE Arca wants to change the rules for trading options on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, including how many options traders can hold and allowing more flexible trading choices. This affects investors and traders who deal with Bitcoin Trust options, potentially making trading easier and more flexible. The SEC is reviewing these changes now and will decide soon if they’re a go or no-go.

## Effects PRIA read

- GBTC Options Limit Raised to 250,000: benefit, medium. The Exchange proposes removing the 25,000-contract position and exercise limit for options on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and treating GBTC like other ETFs so its limit can increase to 250,000 same-side contracts under Commentary .06(e)(i). This change means traders and investors in GBTC opt…
- FLEX Trading Allowed for GBTC Options: benefit, medium. The Exchange proposes to permit Flexible Exchange (FLEX) options on GBTC (called FLEX GBTC), allowing more flexible, exchange-traded contract terms that the Exchange says could attract users currently trading customized OTC FLEX-style contracts. The filing states exchange-traded FLEX GBTC contracts…
- FLEX and Non‑FLEX Positions Must Be Aggregated: mixed, medium. The Exchange proposes that any FLEX and non-FLEX positions in GBTC must be aggregated when calculating position and exercise limits. For example, assuming a 250,000-contract limit, the Exchange states it would restrict a market participant from holding positions that could result in receipt of more…
- SEC Instituted Review Proceedings: cost, low. The Securities and Exchange Commission has instituted proceedings under Section 19(b)(2)(B) to determine whether to approve or disapprove the Exchange's proposed rule change (as modified by Amendment No. 3) and is soliciting public comment. The Commission designated proceedings and issued the notic…

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## Sources
- [2025-09257 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/23/2025-09257/self-regulatory-organizations-nyse-arca-inc-notice-of-filing-of-amendment-no-3-and-order-instituting)
- [2025-09257 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-23/pdf/2025-09257.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-09257 (as of 2026-06-08).