# 2026-22258: NYSE Arca Opens Board Nominations Beyond Its Usual Inner Circle

2026-22258, Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 3.2(b)(3)(C)(ii), is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-11-02, effective 2026-10-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22258
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 3.2(b)(3)(C)(ii)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 69003
- Published: 2026-11-02
- Effective: 2026-10-15
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

NYSE Arca Opens Board Nominations Beyond Its Usual Inner Circle

## Summary

NYSE Arca is updating its rules to let the nominating committee pick any person as a nominee for its board of directors, not just certain holders or associated persons. This change gives the Exchange more flexibility in choosing board members and takes effect immediately. Anyone interested can comment on this update, which could impact who leads the Exchange going forward.

## Effects PRIA read

- Nominating Committee May Name Any Individuals: benefit, low. The NYSE Arca Nominating Committee can now publish one or more individuals as its nominees for non-affiliated directors under Rule 3.2(b)(3)(C)(ii). Previously the Committee could only name OTP Holders or Associated Persons of an OTP Firm or ETP Holder or Associated Persons of an ETP Holder; that l…

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## Sources
- [2026-22258 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/02/2026-22258/self-regulatory-organizations-nyse-arca-inc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of-proposed)
- [2026-22258 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-02/pdf/2026-22258.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22258 (as of 2026-11-04).