New York Stock Exchange

Rule Changes

Filed with NYSE American, Arca, National and Texas on September 18, 2026

Seventeen US stock exchanges have filed rule changes to keep a 4:00 a.m. Eastern restart after a 20% market decline. The latest was Investors Exchange, which filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4.

Updated 4 days ago

Rule Changes

Proposing the rule change

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) filed on September 18 to delete its 'approved person' registration category, a holdover from when membership meant owning a seat. The SEC posted notice on October 1, and the Federal Register published it October 6. Comments were due October 27.

Updated Oct 30

Rule Changes

Filed a broader Rule 7.10 rewrite on October 8, 2026, after its September overnight-protection filing

Five exchanges have filed rules to stop overnight trades from being canceled as clearly erroneous, ahead of the industry's planned switch to 23-hour trading on December 6. NYSE American, Cboe BZX, MEMX and MX2 each filed versions of the change, and NYSE followed its September proposal with a wider rewrite of Rule 7.10 on October 8.

Updated Oct 30

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Cutting fees in response to sustained high trading volumes

Options exchanges are locked in a chaotic race to recalibrate fees as their regulatory costs collide with record trading volumes. Cboe doubled its Options Regulatory Fee to $0.0002 per contract on January 2, 2026, while NYSE slashed its fee from $0.0038 to $0.0026. The whipsaw reflects a deeper crisis: exchanges collect fees based on all customer options trades cleared industrywide, not just trades on their own platforms, creating unpredictable revenue swings.

Updated May 19

Money Moves

As of May 2026: Split-adjusted trading for ServiceNow began December 18, 2025, with elevated volume

ServiceNow's 5-for-1 stock split executed on schedule: shares distributed after market close December 17, split-adjusted trading began December 18. The mechanical transition was clean—one $850 share became five $170 shares—but the 'fresh start' narrative got drowned out almost immediately by deal noise and analyst skepticism.

Updated May 15