SEC approves higher position and exercise limits for IBIT options on Nasdaq ISE
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This order lets Nasdaq ISE raise the position and exercise limits for options on the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) from 250,000 contracts to 1,000,000 contracts on the same side of the market. The exchange says the change is meant to give institutional investors and hedgers more room to trade without hitting the current cap. For market participants, the main effect is more flexibility in larger IBIT options strategies. Brokers, traders, and compliance teams should update limit checks and surveillance settings for IBIT options, while keeping an eye on reporting and risk controls, which the exchange says will stay in place.
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Key Changes
- Raises IBIT options position limits from 250,000 to 1,000,000 contracts on the same side of the market.
- Raises IBIT options exercise limits from 250,000 to 1,000,000 contracts on the same side of the market.
- Drops the proposed changes for FLEX IBIT options and keeps existing reporting and surveillance rules in place.
Obligations
What this law requires
Nasdaq ISE must apply the approved position and exercise limits for IBIT options at 1,000,000 contracts on the same side of the market, replacing the prior 250,000-contract limit under ISE Options 9, Sections 13 and 15.
Brokers, traders, and compliance teams trading IBIT options should update limit-checking systems and surveillance settings to reflect the new 1,000,000-contract same-side limit.
Nasdaq ISE must keep IBIT options reporting requirements in place unchanged as part of its surveillance efforts.
Nasdaq ISE must maintain existing surveillance procedures for IBIT options to identify disruptive or manipulative trading activity.