# 2026-16096: Nasdaq Options Rules Get a Quick Tweak

2026-16096, Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq MRX, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Options 3, Section 1 and Options 3C, Section 4(d), is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-08-07, effective 2026-07-27; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

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- As of: 2026-08-14
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16096
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq MRX, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Options 3, Section 1 and Options 3C, Section 4(d)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 51203
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: 2026-07-27
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

Nasdaq Options Rules Get a Quick Tweak

## Summary

No summary available.

## Effects PRIA read

- No Routing During Early ETH Session: cost, low. If you trade eligible equity or index options during the Early ETH Session (7:30 a.m. ET to 9:25 a.m. ET), your orders will not be routable and must be entered as Do-Not-Route (DNR) orders. Those DNR orders may be repriced under Options 3, Section 5(d).
- Routing Allowed During Extended Close: benefit, low. The Exchange will allow orders to be routable during the Extended Close, where trading continues until 4:15 p.m. ET, aligning routing treatment with how certain designated ETF options trade through 4:15 p.m. ET. This change applies to eligible equity and index options designated for Extended Tradin…
- Clarified ETH Eligibility for Options: benefit, low. The Exchange added a clarification to Options 3, Section 1 that certain equity and index options may be designated as eligible for trading during Extended Trading Hours (ETH) pursuant to Options 3C. This change consolidates and clarifies the Exchange's trading hours rules for ETH-eligible products.

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## Sources
- [2026-16096 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16096/self-regulatory-organizations-nasdaq-mrx-llc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of)
- [2026-16096 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16096.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16096 (as of 2026-08-14).