# 2026-01376: Cboe BZX Boosts Flexibility in Short-Term Options Program

2026-01376, Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Short Term Option Series Program in Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-01-26, effective 2026-01-16 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-01376
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Short Term Option Series Program in Rule 19.6, Interpretation and Policy .05
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 3233
- Published: 2026-01-26
- Effective: 2026-01-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Cboe BZX Boosts Flexibility in Short-Term Options Program

## Summary

Cboe BZX Exchange is updating its Short Term Option Series Program to make trading short-term options smoother and more flexible for investors. This change affects traders using these options and kicks in right away, with no extra costs involved. It’s a quick win for anyone looking to trade options that expire soon!

## Effects PRIA read

- Extra Monday & Wednesday Weeklies: benefit, medium. If you trade options, the Exchange may now list up to two additional Monday and two additional Wednesday short-term expirations (beyond the current week) for certain eligible individual stocks and exchange-traded funds. This change was filed on January 16, 2026 as immediately effective and is in ad…
- Who Qualifies for Extra Expiries: benefit, low. A security qualifies for the extra Monday and Wednesday expirations only if, each quarter, it meets all of these tests: (1) for an individual stock, market capitalization greater than $700 billion based on the closing price on the last trading day of the prior quarter, or (for a Fund Share) Assets…
- No Expiries on Post-Close Earnings Days: benefit, low. The Exchange will not list a Monday or Wednesday additional expiry for a Qualifying Security on any day when that issuer has an Earnings Announcement taking place after market close. For this rule, an Earnings Announcement is an official public quarterly or yearly earnings filing with the Commissio…
- Strike Intervals and PM Settlement: benefit, low. The new Monday and Wednesday expirations will use the same strike intervals as existing Monday/Wednesday expirations: $0.50 or greater for strikes below $100, $1 or greater for strikes between $100 and $150 (and $0.50 for classes that trade in $1 increments), and $2.50 or greater for strikes above…
- Series Limit Remains (30 per Expiration): mixed, low. The Exchange's existing limit of opening no more than thirty (30) series for each expiration date for a specific option class will apply to the additional Monday and Wednesday expirations as well. The sixty (30) series cap does not include series open on other exchanges; the Exchange may list serie…

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## Sources
- [2026-01376 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01376/self-regulatory-organizations-cboe-bzx-exchange-inc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of)
- [2026-01376 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-26/pdf/2026-01376.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01376 (as of 2026-06-08).