# 2026-02474: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fees Schedule

2026-02474, Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fees Schedule, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-02-09, effective 2026-02-02 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-02474
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fees Schedule
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 5792
- Published: 2026-02-09
- Effective: 2026-02-02
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## Summary

Cboe Exchange is updating its fees starting February 2, 2026, by adding Russell 2000 options to a special subsidy program and tweaking incentives for VIX options traders. These changes affect traders using these products and aim to make trading more attractive and fair. Plus, they fixed a small mistake in the fee schedule to keep everything clear and smooth.

## Effects PRIA read

- RUT Options Now Count Toward GTH Subsidies: benefit, high. Starting February 2, 2026, Russell 2000 (RUT) options are added to the GTH Executing Agent Subsidy Program so RUT customer contracts traded during GTH will count toward monthly subsidy tiers. The subsidy tiers pay $0 for 0–24,999 contracts, $15,000 for 25,000–49,999, $25,000 for 50,000–74,999, $35,…
- Stricter VIX Quoting, Lower Time Threshold: cost, medium. The GTH VIX/VIXW Lead Market-Maker (LMM) Incentive Program adopts generally decreased VIX quote width standards and lowers the monthly continuous-quote time requirement from 90% to 85% of the time. Appointed LMMs that meet the standards remain eligible for rebates of $30,000 for VIX and $5,000 for…
- Traders and Investors May See Tighter Spreads: benefit, medium. The Exchange states the VIX/VIXW quoting changes are intended to encourage LMMs to provide more liquidity, which should give investors more trading opportunities, tighter spreads, and improved price discovery during the GTH session. These expected market quality benefits are described by the Exchan…

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## Sources
- [2026-02474 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/09/2026-02474/self-regulatory-organizations-cboe-exchange-inc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of-a)
- [2026-02474 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-09/pdf/2026-02474.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-02474 (as of 2026-06-08).