Cboe EDGX Revises Volume Tiers and Ditches Penny Program
Published Date: 3/16/2026
Notice
Summary
Cboe EDGX Exchange is updating its fee schedule starting March 2, 2026. They’re changing how customers and market makers earn volume discounts and getting rid of the Firm Penny Program Cross-Asset Tier. These tweaks affect traders’ fees and could change how much they pay or save when trading.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Customer Volume Tier Rework
If you send customer option orders to Cboe EDGX, the Customer Volume Tier program changes on March 2, 2026. EDGX is eliminating the Customer Cross-Asset Tier, adding a new Tier 5 that pays a $0.20 per-contract rebate when a Member meets: ADV in Customer orders >= 2.00% of average OCV; ADAV in Simple Customer Non-Crossing orders (fee code CA) >= 0.75% of average OCV; and ADV in Customer Crossing orders >= 0.75% of average OCV. EDGX also revises Tier 6 (current Tier 5) to pay $0.22 per contract when a Member has ADV in Customer orders >= 2.00% of average OCV and ADAV in Simple Customer Non-Crossing (CA) >= 1.25% of average OCV.
Market Maker Tier Threshold Cuts
If you act as a Market Maker on EDGX, the Market Maker Volume Tiers change effective March 2, 2026. EDGX is eliminating one tier (current Tier 2) and lowering the ADV thresholds for the top tiers: the tier that was 1.20% of average OCV will be 1.00% of average OCV, and the tier that was 1.45% will be 1.25% of average OCV for qualifying Market Maker orders (fee codes PM and NM). The Exchange will renumber remaining tiers accordingly.
Removal of Firm Penny Cross-Asset Tier
EDGX will eliminate the Firm Penny Program Cross-Asset Tier effective March 2, 2026. That tier currently would have given a reduced fee of $0.32 per contract for fee code PF when a Member had ADV in Firm orders >= 0.15% of average TCV and EDGX Equities ADAV >= 0.12% of average TCV; EDGX proposes to delete that tier and the related rebate from the fee table. The Exchange stated no Members currently satisfy this tier's criteria.
Fees and Rebates Clarified in Examples
The filing restates sample standard per-contract rebates and fees used in the Fees Schedule. Examples include Customer rebates from $0.01 up to $0.22 per contract, and Market Maker fees of $0.20 per contract for orders that add liquidity (fee codes PM and NM). These figures frame how the tiered rebates and reduced fees apply under the amended schedule.
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