Tax & Finance

Notice of Changes to LTSE Transaction Fees

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) is removing the transaction fee for taking liquidity in stocks priced below $1.00. This aims to boost trading activity and improve market efficiency for lower-priced securities by reducing costs for those who remove liquidity. The move could promote more competitive pricing and enhance market engagement by retaining incentives for liquidity providers.

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Key Changes

  • Elimination of transaction fees for liquidity takers on stocks priced below $1.00
  • Implementation of Sub-Dollar Incentive Program (SDIP)
  • Maintain existing rebates for liquidity providers

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc. must implement a fee reduction to 0.00% of transaction value for liquidity takers on securities priced below $1.00, as part of the Sub-Dollar Incentive Program.

self-regulatory organizations
April 1, 2026
operational
high

The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) is required to implement the reduction of transaction fees for removing liquidity in securities priced below $1.00 to 0.00% of Total Dollar Value (TDV) effective April 1, 2026.

Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc.
April 1, 2026
operational
medium

Long-Term Stock Exchange must maintain existing liquidity provider rebate programs for securities priced below $1.00 while eliminating transaction fees for liquidity takers.

self-regulatory organizations
operational
medium

The Exchange must maintain existing liquidity provider rebates in securities priced below $1.00 while eliminating costs for liquidity takers.

Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc.
operational
medium

Market participants must adjust their trading strategies to leverage the reduced transaction costs in securities priced below $1.00 to enhance order flow and liquidity.

market participants
operational

Affected Parties

Liquidity takersLiquidity providers

Tags

LTSE,transaction fees,securities market