Alerts

Effective February 15, 2019, pending SEC approval, the MIAX Options Fee Schedule will be amended.  

A summary of the February 15, 2019 transaction fee changes is attached.  For full details, please review the pending February 15, 2019 MIAX Options Fee Schedule posted on the MIAX website at www.miaxoptions.com/fees.

For additional information, please contact MIAX Sales at Sales@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-8177.

If you need assistance, please contact MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7302.

MIAX Options Regulatory Circular 2019-09 identifies the newly listed symbol SPIKE that will start trading on MIAX Options  beginning Tuesday, February 19, 2019, and, as set forth in MIAX Options Rule 503(d), MIAX Options shall use the exchange identified in the Regulatory Circular as the market for the underlying security for purposes of Openings on the Exchanges.

Please direct any regulatory questions to Regulatory@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7309.

The MIAX Options Exchange will list options on the SPIKES™ Index (Ticker: SPIKE) beginning Tuesday, February 19, 2019.

Please refer to the attached document for a list of the mandatory and optional changes associated with this update.

Support for testing SPIKES™ options is available in the MIAX Options Firm Test Bed (FTB2) environment. 

All specifications are currently available at MIAX Options Interface Specifications.

Please contact MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7302 to discuss any specific issues and to arrange interface testing.

To learn more about trading SPIKES™ options please contact Sales at Sales@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-8177.
 

Options on the SPIKES™ Index (Ticker: SPIKE) will begin trading on the MIAX Options Exchange on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. 

MIAX Options Market Makers can use the Member Firm Portal (MFP) to manage their option class assignments.  All LMM and RMM Option Class Assignments must be entered prior to 6:00 PM ET on the business day immediately preceding the effective date.  All changes made after 6:00 PM ET on a given day will be effective two trading days later.
 

BEST Inc. (BSTI) will change its symbol to (BEST) on the MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL Exchanges on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
 
NOTE: BEST options will continue to trade on Cloud 2 on MIAX Options and also on Cloud 2 on MIAX PEARL.

All GTC orders resting on the MIAX order books in BSTI will be canceled at the close of business on Friday, February 15, 2019.

Additional details about the BEST Inc. (BSTI) symbol change are provided in the attached OCC Memo.

Please contact MIAX Options Listings with any questions at Listings@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7308.

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (AHL), Loxo Oncology, Inc. (LOXO), and MINDBODY, Inc. (MB) will be de-listed from the MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL Exchanges effective on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.

All GTC orders resting on the MIAX order books in AHL, LOXO, and MB will be canceled at the close of business on Friday, February 15, 2019.

Details about the Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (AHL), Loxo Oncology, Inc. (LOXO), and MINDBODY, Inc. (MB) mergers are provided in the attached OCC memos.

Please contact MIAX Options Listings with any questions at Listings@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7308.

The STNG option series listed below for the 3/15/2019 expiration will be made non-tradeable on the MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL Exchanges effective for Today, Friday, February 15, 2019.

• 1.00
• 2.00
• 3.00

Please contact MIAX Options Listings with any questions at Listings@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7308.  

Effective for trading on Friday, February 15, 2019 Citadel Securities, LLC will assume the duties of Primary Lead Market Maker (PLMM) in the option class listed below:

•  Ellie Mae, Inc. (ELLI)

Newfield Exploration Company (NFX) will be de-listed from the MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL Exchanges effective on Friday, February 15, 2019.

All GTC orders resting on the MIAX order books in NFX will be canceled at the close of business on Thursday, February 14, 2019.

Details about the Newfield Exploration Company (NFX) merger are provided in the attached OCC memo.

Please contact MIAX Options Listings with any questions at Listings@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7308.

MIAX Options is adding a new order type, SAO, used only for Index Settlement Auctions on SPIKES settlement day. The SAO will be supported through the FIX Order Interface (FOI) and indicated in the Time in Force FOI field. Support for SAO eQuotes through the MIAX Express Order Interface (MEI) will be implemented at a later date pending SEC approval.

Please refer to MIAX Options Regulatory Circular 2019-08 for further details.

Contact MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7302 to discuss any specific issues and to arrange interface testing.

To learn more about trading SPIKES™ options please contact Sales at Sales@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-8177.
 
Regulatory questions should be directed to Regulatory@MIAXOptions.com or (609) 897-7309.