BZX Exchange Simplifies Data Access for Small Brokers Now
Published Date: 9/30/2025
Notice
Summary
Cboe BZX Exchange is rolling out a new Small Retail Broker Hosted Solutions Program and updating who can join the Small Retail Brokerage Distribution Program for the Cboe One Summary Feed. This means small retail brokers get fresh, easier ways to access market data starting right away, with no extra fees announced yet. If you’re a small broker, these changes could make your data access smoother and more affordable starting September 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
New Hosted Solutions: Big Fee Waivers
If you are a small retail broker acting as a Hosting Small Retail Broker Distributor and you provide the Cboe One Summary Feed to at least one External Hosted Subscriber, you get a credit of the $3,500/month Distribution Fee. The External Hosted Subscriber also gets a $3,500/month Distribution Fee waiver, a $350/month Data Consolidation Fee waiver, and pays a fixed $850/month for Cboe One Summary Data instead of per-user Non-Professional fees; Professional User fees stay the same.
Maximum Monthly Savings Example ($1,650)
The filing gives an example: with the 10,000-user cap, an External Hosted Subscriber could save up to $1,650/month on Cboe One Summary Data (10,000 users x $0.25 = $2,500; $2,500 − $850 fixed fee = $1,650).
User Cap Raised to 10,000
The maximum number of Non-Professional Data Users for eligibility in the Small Retail Broker Program and the new Hosted Solutions Program is increased from 5,000 to 10,000 Non-Professional Data Users. This higher 10,000-user cap applies to the Cboe One Summary Feed under the programs described.
Lose Program if You Exceed 10,000 Users
If an External Hosted Subscriber exceeds 10,000 Non-Professional Data Users for Cboe One Summary Data, it will no longer be eligible for the Hosted Solutions Program and must license the feed directly from the Exchange. The 10,000-user count is measured at the firm level.
Mid-Month Proration Difference
If a Hosting Small Retail Broker Distributor joins the program mid-month, its fees will be prorated for that month based on the subscription start date, but an External Hosted Subscriber's fees will not be prorated. This affects how much you pay in the initial month you join.
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