[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6948-6951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02898]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-104805; File No. SR-IEX-2026-03]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of 
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the 
Exchange's Fee Schedule To Modify the Required Criteria for the 
Incremental Fee Tiers

February 10, 2026.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby 
given that, on January 30, 2026, the Investors Exchange LLC (``IEX'' or 
the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(the ``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, 
II and III below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory 
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit 
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance 
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) under the Act,\4\ 
and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\5\ the Exchange is filing with the 
Commission a proposed rule change to amend the Exchange's fee schedule 
applicable to Members \6\ (the ``Fee Schedule'' \7\) pursuant to IEX 
Rule 15.110(a) and (c) to modify the required criteria for the 
Incremental Fee Tiers. Changes to the Fee Schedule pursuant to this 
proposal are effective upon filing,\8\ and will be implemented on March 
1, 2026.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \5\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \6\ See IEX Rule 1.160(s).
    \7\ See Investors Exchange Fee Schedule, available at https://www.iexexchange.io/resources/trading/fee-schedule.
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange's 
website at https://www.iexexchange.io/resources/regulation/rule-filings 
and at the principal office of the Exchange.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization 
included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the 
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the 
proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at 
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization 
has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of the 
most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the 
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    IEX proposes to modify the required criteria for the Incremental 
Fee Tiers that are applicable to certain non-displayed trades and to 
make conforming and clarifying changes to the Fee Schedule.\9\ This fee 
change proposal is effective on filing and will be implemented on March 
1, 2026.
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    \9\ Nothing in this rule filing affects trades below $1.00 per 
share (``sub-dollar trades''). Sub-dollar trades would not impact 
the Incremental Fee Tier calculations and would not be eligible for 
any of the Incremental Fee Tiers described herein.
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Background
    IEX first began offering Incremental Fee Tiers \10\ in September 
2025.\11\ The Incremental Fee Tiers are a volume-based fee incentive 
designed to incentivize Members to increase their non-displayed volume 
on the Exchange by providing Members that qualify for Incremental Fee 
Tier 2 an opportunity to pay a reduced fee of $0.0001 per share \12\ 
for certain executions of non-displayed orders.\13\ To qualify for the 
reduced fee, a Member's Incremental Fee eligible ADV \14\ in the 
current month must exceed its Baseline non-displayed ADV \15\ by at 
least 10,000,000.
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    \10\ See Footnote 6 to the Transaction Fees section of the Fee 
Schedule.
    \11\ See Trading Alert #2025-024, https://iextrading.com/alerts/#/308; see also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 103969 
(September 15, 2025), 90 FR 45071 (September 18, 2025) (SR-IEX-2025-
24) (``Incremental Fee Tier Filing'').
    \12\ IEX's base rate for transactions that add or remove non-
displayed liquidity is $0.0010 per share.
    \13\ The fee codes to which the Incremental Fee Tiers apply are 
``MI'' (Adds non-displayed liquidity); ``MIB'' (Adds non-displayed 
liquidity in Tape B securities); ``TIY'' (Post Only order removes 
non-displayed liquidity); ``TIYB'' (Post Only order removes non-
displayed liquidity in Tape B securities); ``TI'' (Removes non-
displayed liquidity); and ``TIB'' (Removes non-displayed liquidity 
in Tape B securities).
    \14\ ``Incremental Fee eligible ADV'' means executions with any 
of the Fee Code Combinations MI, MIB, TI, TIB, TIY, or TIYB. Unless 
otherwise specified, Incremental Fee eligible ADV refers to 
executions in the current month.
    \15\ ``Baseline non-displayed ADV'' means executions with any of 
the Fee Code Combinations MI, MIB, TI, TIB, TIY, or TIYB in August 
2025.
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    Currently, the Baseline non-displayed ADV is calculated using a 
Member's

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Incremental Fee eligible ADV in the month of August 2025. As reflected 
in the Fee Schedule, the criteria to qualify for Incremental Fee Tier 2 
will expire no later than February 28, 2026.
    Starting in February 2026, as provided by Commission Rule 610(d) 
under Regulation NMS, exchange transaction fees and rebates must be 
determinable at the time of the execution.\16\ In accordance with Rule 
610(d), IEX filed a rule change with the Commission pursuant to Rule 
19b-4 under the Act to make all transaction fees and rebates 
determinable at the time of execution.\17\ As specified therein, 
beginning February 1, 2026, Members can qualify for Incremental Fee 
Tier 2 in the current month if their Incremental Fee eligible ADV in 
the immediately preceding month exceeded their Baseline non-displayed 
ADV by at least 10,000,000. Concurrently, starting in February 2026, 
Members will have two options for calculating trading fees for 
Incremental Fee Tier 2, each of which achieves fee determinism.\18\ The 
two options are described in detail in the Fee Determinism Filing; 
notably, both options use the Baseline non-displayed ADV as a cap on 
the volume of Incremental Fee eligible ADV that will be charged the 
$0.0001 reduced per share fee.\19\
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    \16\ See 17 CFR 242.610(d).
    \17\ See Trading Alert #2025-039, https://iextrading.com/alerts/#/326; see also Securities Exchange Act Release No. 104541 (January 
5, 2026), 91 FR 737 (January 8, 2026) (SR-IEX-2025-39) (``Fee 
Determinism Filing'').
    \18\ See Fee Determinism Filing, supra note 17.
    \19\ Id.
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Proposal
    Given the expiration of the current criteria to qualify for 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 at the end of February 2026, starting on March 
1, 2026, IEX proposes to replace the current criteria for qualifying 
for Incremental Fee Tier 2 with a new process for determining the 
Baseline non-displayed ADV and criteria to qualify for Incremental Fee 
Tier 2, as described below. IEX proposes that these criteria will 
expire no later than February 28, 2027.
    As proposed, starting March 1, 2026, the Baseline non-displayed ADV 
for Members that were trading on the Exchange for at least the past 
year will be each Member's average of the three months from March 2025 
to February 2026 with the lowest Incremental Fee eligible ADV. Each 
Member's Baseline non-displayed ADV will be calculated after the market 
close on the last trading day in February 2026 (because February 2026 
could be one of the three months averaged together to calculate the 
Baseline non-displayed ADV) and will be used to determine both a 
Member's eligibility for Incremental Fee Tier 2 in the following month, 
as well as in the calculations of the fees charged to the Member for 
March 2026. And on a going forward basis, until these eligibility 
criteria expire in February 2027, a Member's qualification for 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 in the current month will be based on its 
Incremental Fee eligible ADV in the prior month as compared to its 
Baseline non-displayed ADV.
    IEX also proposes to increase the threshold volume by which Members 
must exceed their Baseline non-displayed ADV to qualify for Incremental 
Fee Tier 2 from 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 Incremental Fee eligible ADV. 
This proposed increase is designed to reflect recent higher trading 
volumes in securities priced at or above $1.00. The Exchange believes 
that the proposed change to the threshold volume requirement will 
continue to incentivize Members to grow their non-displayed volume on 
the Exchange. Moreover, IEX notes that increased volume on the Exchange 
contributes to a deeper and more liquid market, which benefits all 
market participants and provides greater execution opportunities on the 
Exchange.
    The following example demonstrates how this will work:

Example 1

     Member A's Incremental Fee eligible ADV in the twelve 
months between March 2025 to February 2026 is: 10,000,000 for the 
month of March 2025; 15,000,000 for the month of April 2025; 
36,000,000 for the months of May 2025 to January 2026; and 
35,000,000 for the month of February 2026.
     At the end of February 2026, IEX determines Member A's 
Baseline non-displayed ADV to be 20,000,000 (the average of the 
three lowest volume months, i.e., 10,000,000 in March 2025; 
15,000,000 in April 2025; and 35,000,000 in February 2026).
     Member A qualifies for Incremental Fee Tier 2 in March 
2026 because its prior month Incremental Fee eligible ADV of 
35,000,000 is at least 15,000,000 greater than its Baseline non-
displayed ADV of 20,000,000.
     Member A's Incremental Fee eligible ADV in March 2026 
is 35,000,000.
     Member A qualifies for Incremental Fee Tier 2 in April 
2026 because its prior month Incremental Fee eligible ADV of 
35,000,000 is at least 15,000,000 greater than its Baseline non-
displayed ADV of 20,000,000.

    For Members that began trading on the Exchange after March 1, 2025, 
starting March 1, 2026, as proposed, the Baseline non-displayed ADV for 
each Member will be the average of the Incremental Fee eligible ADV of 
the Member's first three full months of trading on the Exchange. And, 
as noted above, on a going forward basis, until the eligibility 
criteria expire in February 2027, a Member's qualification for 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 in the current month will be based on its 
Incremental Fee eligible ADV in the prior month as compared to the 
Baseline non-displayed ADV. The following example demonstrates how this 
will work:

     Member B began trading on the Exchange on November 15, 
2025. Thus, Member B was not previously eligible for the reduced 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 fee because it did not have a Baseline non-
displayed ADV for August 2025.
     Member B's Incremental Fee eligible ADV in December 
2025 was 10,000,000, in January 2026 was 15,000,000, and in February 
2026 was 35,000,000.
     At the end of February 2026, IEX determines Member B's 
Baseline non-displayed ADV to be 20,000,000 (the average of the 
first three full months of trading on the Exchange.
     Member B qualifies for Incremental Fee Tier 2 in March 
2026 because its prior month Incremental Fee eligible ADV of 
35,000,000 is at least 15,000,000 greater than its Baseline non-
displayed ADV of 20,000,000.
     Member B's Incremental Fee eligible ADV in March 2026 
is 25,000,000.
     Member B does not qualify for Incremental Fee Tier 2 in 
April 2026 because its prior month Incremental Fee eligible ADV of 
25,000,000 is not at least 15,000,000 greater than its Baseline non-
displayed ADV of 20,000,000.

    The Fee Schedule contains examples of how these Members' fees would 
be calculated depending on whether a Member that qualifies for 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 were to elect Incremental Fee Tier Option 1 or 
Option 2, as well as for a Member that does not qualify.
    IEX believes that this proposed process for determining the 
Baseline non-displayed ADV will fairly and equitably allow both current 
and new Exchange Members a means of qualifying for the Incremental Fee 
Tier 2 reduced fee for non-displayed trading. IEX notes that this 
proposal benefits not only newer Members of the Exchange (i.e., Members 
that began trading after August 2025) by providing the opportunity to 
qualify for the reduced Incremental Fee Tier 2 fee, but also benefits 
future new Members, who will have an ``on-ramp'' for establishing a 
Baseline non-displayed ADV after three months of trading on the 
Exchange, thereby allowing them to potentially benefit from the reduced 
fee sooner (as opposed to waiting for a rule filing to establish a new 
baseline month).
Conforming and Clarifying Changes
    First, to reflect the above-described changes, IEX proposes to 
update the definition of ``Baseline non-displayed ADV'' in the 
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the Transaction Fees section of the Fee Schedule. Currently, Baseline 
non-displayed ADV ``means executions of Incremental Fee eligible ADV in 
August 2025.'' IEX proposes to delete the quoted text in the above 
sentence, and to update the definition to read:

     ``Baseline non-displayed ADV'' is calculated as 
follows:
    [cir] The Baseline non-displayed ADV is calculated by taking the 
average of the Member's Incremental Fee eligible ADV in the three 
months with the lowest Incremental Fee eligible ADV between March 1, 
2025 and February 28, 2026.
    [cir] For Members that joined IEX after March 1, 2025, the 
Baseline non-displayed ADV is calculated by taking the average of 
the Member's Incremental Fee eligible ADV in its first three full 
months of trading on the Exchange.

    Second, IEX proposes to amend the ``Required Criteria'' in the 
Incremental Fee Tier Calculation Table to replace 10,000,000 with 
15,000,000 as the threshold value to qualify for Incremental Fee Tier 2 
(the same change will be made to the Tier 1 and Tier 2 rows).
    Third, IEX proposes to amend the second sentence in footnote ``a'' 
to the Incremental Fee Tier Fee Calculation Table to replace the 
expiration date for the criteria of February 28, 2026 with a new 
expiration date of February 28, 2027.
    Fourth, for purposes of clarity, IEX proposes to define the term 
TAV, which is used as part of the Incremental Fee Tier Option 2 fee 
calculations. Thus, in the first bullet under ``Incremental Fee Tier 
Option 2'', IEX proposes to add a parenthetical after the words ``total 
shares traded'' that reads ``(total actual volume or ``TAV'')''.
    IEX also proposes to update some of the language in the examples 
for Incremental Fee Tier Option 1 and 2 to make the examples more 
generally applicable (removing specific reference months), and to no 
longer make reference to the pre-February 2026 fees that were not 
determinable at the time of the execution. Specifically, IEX proposes 
making the following changes to the table of examples for Option 1:

     Rename the column heading that reads ``August 2025 Vol. 
(Baseline non-displayed ADV)'' to read ``Baseline non-displayed 
ADV''
     Rename the column heading that reads ``Jan. 2026 ADV*'' 
to read Prior Month ADV*
     Rename the column heading that reads ``Feb. 2026 ADV*'' 
to read ``Month 1 ADV*
     Rename the column heading that reads ``Mar. 2026 ADV*'' 
to read ``Month 2 ADV*
     Delete the column showing ``January Fees''
     Rename the column heading that reads ``February Fees'' 
to read ``Month 1 Fees''
     Rename the column heading that reads ``March Fees'' to 
read ``Month 2 Fees''
     In the Example 1 row, under the new column heading 
``Prior Month ADV*'', change the value from 30mm to 35mm. With this 
change, Example 1 will still reflect a Member that qualifies for 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 based on its Incremental Fee Eligible ADV 
being at least 15,000,000 greater than its Baseline non-displayed 
ADV.
     In the Example 1 row, under the new column heading 
``Month 1 Fees'', change the value from $0.0007 to $0.00061 per 
share. This change reflects that the blended average rate for Month 
1 is now calculated by averaging the base rate of $0.0010 per share 
for 20,000,000 and the reduced fee of $0.0001 per share for 
15,000,000 (because the Prior Month ADV was changed from 30,000,000 
to 35,000,000). In the footnotes to the table, change references to 
``January'' to refer to the ``Prior Month'', change references to 
``February'' to refer to ``Month 1'', and change references to 
``March'' to refer to ``Month 2''
     In the second footnote to the table, change the 
Incremental Fee eligible ADV from 30,000,000 to 35,000,000 and the 
blended rate from $0.0007 to $0.00061 per share, to reflect the 
changes to Example 1 described above
     In the third footnote to the table, delete the first 
sentence, because the text is now duplicative of the text in 
footnote 2. In the second sentence, in order to consistently apply 
terms defined in the Fee Schedule, replace the word ``volumes'' with 
``Incremental Fee eligible ADV'' and replace the word ``baseline'' 
with ``Baseline non-displayed ADV by at least 15,000,000.''

    And IEX proposes making the following changes to the table of 
examples for Option 2:

     Rename the two column headings that read ``August 2025 
ADV*'' to read ``Baseline non-displayed ADV''
     Rename the column heading that reads ``Jan. 2026 ADV*'' 
to read ``Prior Month ADV*
     Rename the column heading that reads ``February 2026 
(19 Trading Days)'' to read ``Month 1 (19 Trading Days)''
     Rename the column heading that reads ``February 2026 
Fees'' to read ``Month 1 Fees''
     Rename the column heading that reads ``Feb. 2026 ADV*'' 
to read ``Month 1 ADV*
     Rename the column heading that reads ``March 2026 (22 
Trading Days)'' to read ``Month 2 (22 Trading Days)''
     Rename the column heading that reads ``March 2026 
Fees'' to read ``Month 2 Fees''
     In the Example 1 row, under the new column heading 
``Prior Month ADV*'', change the value from 30mm to 35mm. With this 
change, Example 1 will still reflect a Member that qualifies for 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 based on its Incremental Fee Eligible ADV 
being at least 15,000,000 greater than its Baseline non-displayed 
ADV.
     In the Example 2 row, under the new column heading 
``Month 2 (22 Trading Days) Baseline Volume***'', amend the cell 
that currently reads ``N/A (Feb 2026 ADV did not exceed Aug. 2025 
ADV by at least 10mm)'' to read ``N/A (Month 1 ADV did not exceed 
Baseline ADV by at least 15mm)''. With this change, Month 2 of 
Example 2 will still reflect a Member that does not qualify for 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 based on its Incremental Fee Eligible ADV not 
being at least 15,000,000 greater than its Baseline non-displayed 
ADV.

    As noted above, the Exchange is not proposing to change the fees 
applicable to executions of and with orders with an execution price 
below $1.00 per share.
2. Statutory Basis
    IEX believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the 
provisions of Section 6(b) \20\ of the Act in general and furthers the 
objectives of Sections 6(b)(4) \21\ of the Act, in particular, in that 
it is designed to not be unfairly discriminatory and to provide for the 
equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees and other charges among 
its Members and other persons using its facilities.
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    \20\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \21\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
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    First, as described in the Purpose section, this proposed fee 
change will continue to make IEX's fees determinable at the time of 
execution, as required by Rule 610(d) of Regulation NMS.
    IEX also believes that this proposal provides for the equitable 
allocation of reasonable fees among its Members and is not designed to 
be unfairly discriminatory because the proposed new approach to 
calculating a Member's Baseline non-displayed ADV is designed to 
address the different ``states'' of Members' usage. For example, 
longer-term Members have an established volume level on the Exchange, 
and taking an average of those Members' three lowest volume months 
between March 2025 and February 2026 allows those Members to set an 
appropriate baseline that such Members must exceed to qualify for the 
Incremental Fee Tier 2 reduced fee.
    Similarly, IEX believes that taking the average of a new Member's 
first three full months of trading on the Exchange to calculate their 
Baseline non-displayed ADV is fair and equitable because it allows the 
Members time to ``ramp up'' their trading on the Exchange and to set a 
Baseline non-displayed ADV that is high enough to allow the Member to 
pay the reduced fee for a meaningful volume of its Incremental Fee 
eligible ADV, while setting the Baseline non-displayed ADV at an 
appropriate baseline that the Member may reasonably be able to exceed 
to qualify for the reduced fee.
    IEX believes this approach to setting the Baseline non-displayed 
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balance the two purposes of the Baseline non-displayed ADV (as both a 
barrier to overcome for qualification and a threshold that caps the 
benefit of the lower fee) in a fair and equitable manner that may 
incentivize Members to increase non-displayed trading activity on the 
Exchange, to the benefit of all market participants.
    Additionally, IEX believes that its proposal to increase the 
threshold volume Members must satisfy to qualify for Incremental Fee 
Tier 2 reflects a reasonable pricing structure, made for business and 
competitive reasons in response to increasing market volumes. The 
Exchange further believes the proposed increase to the threshold volume 
requirement to qualify for Incremental Fee Tier 2 will continue to 
incentivize Members to grow their non-displayed volume on the Exchange. 
And increased volume on the Exchange contributes to a deeper and more 
liquid market, which benefits all market participants and provides 
greater execution opportunities on the Exchange.
    Further, IEX notes that this fee proposal is equitable and not 
designed to permit unfair discrimination because all similarly situated 
Members will be treated the same. Thus, IEX does not believe that any 
aspect of this proposal raises new or novel issues not already 
considered by the Commission.
    Additionally, IEX believes that the proposed conforming and 
clarifying changes to the IEX Fee Schedule set forth in the Purpose 
section further the purposes of the Act because they provide greater 
clarity and consistency to the Fee Schedule, thereby reducing the 
potential for confusion of any market participants. The Exchange 
believes that the proposed conforming and clarifying changes will 
provide greater clarity to Members and the public regarding the 
Exchange's Fee Schedule, and are therefore consistent with the 
protection of investors and the public interest.
    The Exchange operates in a highly competitive market in which 
market participants can readily direct order flow to competing venues 
if they deem fee levels at a particular venue to be excessive. Within 
that context, the proposed changes to the Incremental Fee Tier 
structure are designed to keep IEX's non-displayed trading prices 
competitive with those of other exchanges.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    IEX does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in 
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in 
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange does not believe 
that the proposed rule change will impose any burden on intermarket 
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the 
purposes of the Act. The Exchange operates in a highly competitive 
market in which market participants can readily direct order flow to 
competing venues if fee schedules at other venues are viewed as more 
favorable. Consequently, the Exchange believes that the degree to which 
IEX fees could impose any burden on competition is extremely limited 
and does not believe that such fees would burden competition between 
Members or competing venues. Moreover, as noted in the Statutory Basis 
section, the Exchange does not believe that the proposed changes raise 
any new or novel issues not already considered by the Commission.
    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will 
impose any burden on intramarket competition that is not necessary or 
appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act because, while 
different fees are assessed on Members, these fees are not based on the 
type of Member entering the orders that match, but rather on the 
Member's own trading activity. Further, the proposed fee change is 
intended to encourage market participants to bring increased order flow 
to the Exchange, which benefits all market participants.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed 
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 
Commission Action

    The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) \22\ of the Act.
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    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule 
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule 
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or 
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or 
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission 
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under 
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \23\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed 
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and 
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule 
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include 
File Number SR-IEX-2026-03 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to file number SR-IEX-2026-03. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help 
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, 
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on 
the Commission's internet website (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the filing will be available for inspection and 
copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not include 
personal identifiable information in submissions; you should submit 
only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may 
redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material 
that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions 
should refer to file number SR-IEX-2026-03 and should be submitted on 
or before March 6, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\24\
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    \24\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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