Cboe Exchange Lifts ORF Two Tenths of a Cent
Published Date: 7/17/2026
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Summary
Cboe Exchange is changing its Options Regulatory Fee (ORF) starting July 1, 2026. Traders who clear customer options contracts on Cboe will pay a slightly higher fee per contract, going from $0.0023 to $0.0025. This update affects anyone trading options on Cboe and helps the Exchange cover regulatory costs more fairly.
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Switch to On-Exchange ORF Assessment
Beginning July 1, 2026, Cboe will charge ORF only on customer-range options trades that execute on Cboe (on-exchange), rather than on all customer-range trades cleared by a clearing firm regardless of where they executed. This change means trades that occur on other exchanges will no longer be subject to an ORF from Cboe, which may reduce overlapping ORFs that previously could total as much as $0.023 per side.
Per-Contract ORF Fee Increase
If you trade options on Cboe, starting July 1, 2026 the Options Regulatory Fee (ORF) will rise from $0.0023 to $0.01248 per contract side for transactions that execute on Cboe and clear in the customer range. This is an increase of $0.01018 per contract side and applies to each option contract cleared on Cboe.
Clearing Firms Expected To Pass Through ORF
The Exchange states it expects Clearing Trading Permit Holders (CTPHs) that pay the ORF to pass the fee through to their customers, starting July 1, 2026. That means your broker or clearing firm may add the per-contract ORF charge to your trading costs.
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