NYSE Arca Creates Retail Tier 6 for Stock Trades
Published Date: 5/18/2026
Notice
Summary
Starting May 1, 2026, NYSE Arca is adding a new pricing level called Retail Tier 6 to its fees for stock trades. This change affects traders and firms that send retail orders to the exchange, giving them fresh options in a competitive market. The update aims to keep NYSE Arca attractive and fair while shaking up how fees work for retail trades.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
New Retail Tier 6: $0.0035 Add Credit
If you are an ETP Holder, NYSE Arca is adding Retail Tier 6 that pays a rebate of $0.0035 per share for adding liquidity. To qualify you must execute an average daily volume of Retail Orders with a time-in-force of Day (adding or removing) equal to at least 0.075% of CADV combined with Customer and Professional Customer Posting Volume by an affiliated OTP Holder or OTP Firm equal to at least 1.00% of TCADV in all options classes.
Remove Liquidity Fee with 65M Free Cap
If you qualify for Retail Tier 6, NYSE Arca will charge $0.0025 per share for Retail Orders with a time-in-force of Day that remove liquidity, but the first 65 million such shares in a billing month are not charged the fee. Any shares that remove liquidity above the 65 million share cap in the billing month are charged $0.0025 per share.
Likely Only a Few Firms Will Qualify
The Exchange expects that at least 2 and as many as 5 ETP Holders may be able to satisfy the Retail Tier 6 requirements based on prior month's volume. That means only a small number of ETP Holders are likely to receive the new $0.0035 per-share credit.
No Fee/Credit for Self-Matched Retail Trades
If you qualify for Retail Tier 6, the Exchange will not charge a fee or provide a credit for Retail Orders where each side of the executed order (1) shares the same MPID and (2) is a Retail Order. Those self-matched retail executions are excluded from the fee/credit.
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