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SEC comment letter: order competition rule

Optiver submitted comment letters to the SEC on its proposed equity market structure reforms. While we agree with the Commission that as markets evolve, so too should the frameworks that govern them, we urge the SEC to consider our recommendations.

In this letter, we urge the SEC to extend the Order Competition Rule to include equity options markets.

Read our comment letter

To discuss this letter – or any other market structure topic – reach out to the Optiver Corporate Strategy team at [email protected]

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