# 2026-16100: NYSE Options Fees Get a MSCI Makeover and Auction Boost

2026-16100, Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Modify the NYSE American Options Fee Schedule To Remove MSCI Related Index Options From Certain Tier Discounts and Incentive Programs and Add a Break-Up Credit for Certain Executions in the Customer Best Execution (“CUBE”) Auction, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-08-07, effective 2026-07-28; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-14).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-16100
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Modify the NYSE American Options Fee Schedule To Remove MSCI Related Index Options From Certain Tier Discounts and Incentive Programs and Add a Break-Up Credit for Certain Executions in the Customer Best Execution (“CUBE”) Auction
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 51199
- Published: 2026-08-07
- Effective: 2026-07-28
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-14

## In one line

NYSE Options Fees Get a MSCI Makeover and Auction Boost

## Summary

No summary available.

## Effects PRIA read

- MSCI Options Removed From Fee Discounts: cost, medium. Starting July 28, 2026, the Exchange will exclude MSCI index options (MSCI EAFE (MXEA), MSCI Emerging Markets (MXEF), MSCI World (MXWLD), MSCI ACWI (MXACW), MSCI USA (MXUSA)) from several tier discounts and incentive programs. The exclusions include (among others) the $0.12→$0.10 per-contract surch…
- New $0.60 CUBE Break-Up Credit: benefit, low. Effective July 28, 2026, the Exchange will add a $0.60 per-contract break-up credit across all Customer Best Execution (CUBE) auctions for MSCI index options to address a billing system limitation. The $0.60 credit is aligned with existing multi-list non-penny break-up credits that range from $0.50…

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## Sources
- [2026-16100 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16100/self-regulatory-organizations-nyse-american-llc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of-a)
- [2026-16100 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-07/pdf/2026-16100.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16100 (as of 2026-08-14).