OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos

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Clearing memos, risk notices, and product/market changes across listed options.

#58525
NewsMar 10, 2026

#58525

On March 10, 2026, the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced that automatic‑exercise thresholds will be removed for several options whose underlying securities are halted or subject to corporate actions. The affected symbols—CEPU1, MGIC1, and IMMP—will not be automatically exercised across...

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#58523
NewsMar 10, 2026

#58523

Eventbrite shareholders approved a merger with Everest Merger Sub, a Bending Spoons subsidiary, converting each Class A share into a $4.50 cash payment. The OCC adjusted all Eventbrite options to settle in cash, setting the contract deliverable at $450 per 100‑share...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58522
NewsMar 10, 2026

#58522

Powell Industries, Inc. announced a 3‑for‑1 stock split effective April 6, 2026, with a record date of March 20, 2026 and payable date of April 2, 2026. The split will triple the number of outstanding shares while reducing the share price to roughly one‑third. OCC will...

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#58519
NewsMar 9, 2026

#58519

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced revised customer margin rates for CBOE Futures Exchange VIX products, effective March 9, 2026. The update introduces new tier‑based scan ranges, higher contract‑level maintenance margins, and increased spread charges across all tier pairings. A single VXW...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58506
NewsMar 6, 2026

#58506

The Options Clearing Corporation announced that its existing S&P 500 INDEX PM/EURO flex series under the 4SPX symbol will be consolidated into the standard SPXW series. The change affects seven call contracts expiring in July and August 2026 with strikes ranging from 5,150...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58493
NewsMar 4, 2026

#58493

On February 25, 2026 the Board of Trustees of Investment Managers Series Trust II announced the termination and liquidation of the Tradr 2X Long DASH Daily ETF (ticker DASX). Trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange will cease on March 13, 2026, and the fund will liquidate its assets around March 20, 2026, distributing...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58490
NewsMar 3, 2026

#58490

Effective March 3, 2026 the NSCC will no longer accept exercise and assignment activity for Trineso PLC (TSE) options, prompting the OCC to shift all settlements to a broker‑to‑broker model. The underlying deliverable remains 100 TSEOF shares, but if delivery is impossible the...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58463
NewsMar 2, 2026

#58463

On February 17, 2026 the OCC adjusted SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company options, creating the SMX1 contract. Each SMX1 contract now delivers 20 SMX ordinary shares and a cash‑in‑lieu payment of $16.48, calculated using a $34.338299 per‑share price. The cash portion...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58462
NewsMar 2, 2026

#58462

The Options Clearing Corporation’s Governance and Nominating Committee has put forward two candidates—Joseph C. Lewis of Jefferies LLC and Joshua Woods of Citadel Securities—for Class I Member Director seats. The election will occur at the April 22, 2026 annual stockholders meeting, with each...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58458
NewsFeb 27, 2026

#58458

Effective February 27, 2026 the Options Clearing Corporation announced that the National Securities Clearing Corporation will no longer accept settlement of RAPT Therapeutics option exercises. All RAPT option exercises and assignments will therefore settle on a broker‑to‑broker basis, with the...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58453
NewsFeb 27, 2026

#58453

Monroe Capital Corporation’s listed options will be adjusted following its proposed merger with Horizon Technology Finance Corporation. The OCC will change the option symbol from MRCC to HRZN1 and increase the contract multiplier from 1 to 100, meaning each contract...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58450
NewsFeb 27, 2026

#58450

ETHZilla Corporation will rebrand as Forum Markets, Incorporated (ticker FRMM) effective March 2, 2026, prompting a change of its equity and option symbols from ETHZ/ETHZ1 to FRMM/FRMM1. The corporate action leaves strike prices and other option terms unchanged, but the contract multiplier...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58449
NewsFeb 27, 2026

#58449

Global X Disruptive Materials ETF (DMAT) will be renamed Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF, trading under the new ticker EART effective March 2, 2026. The option symbol will also shift from DMAT to EART, with the contract multiplier increasing...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58432
NewsFeb 26, 2026

#58432

The Options Clearing Corporation announced the consolidation of Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.’s flex option series from the ticker 1KPTI to the standard symbol KPTI. The change applies to the C 3/20/2026 20 series and becomes effective at the opening of business on February 27, 2026....

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58429
NewsFeb 25, 2026

#58429

Volatility Shares Trust 2x XRP ETF (XRPT) announced a 1‑for‑20 reverse stock split effective February 27, 2026, converting each existing share into 0.05 of a new share. The ticker changes to XRPT1 and the contract multiplier shifts from 1 to 100, altering...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58419
NewsFeb 24, 2026

#58419

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced that options on securities with trading halts or unresolved corporate actions have been removed from automatic‑exercise processing. This removal applies to all expirations—including standard, weekly, daily FLEX, and quarterly—affecting the Central Puerto S.A. AD...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58409
NewsFeb 20, 2026

#58409

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (ticker NBY) is approaching a key options expiration, prompting brokers to coordinate settlement and exercise processes. The company’s options will settle in cash rather than physical delivery, and the expiration date is set for July 19, 2026. Investors...

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#58407
NewsFeb 20, 2026

#58407

Expiration Summary

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#58406
NewsFeb 20, 2026

#58406

Trading Halt/Removal From Ex-By-Ex Processing/Expiration Summary

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58405
NewsFeb 20, 2026

#58405

Lifeward Ltd. - Reverse Split Option Symbol: LFWD New Symbol: LFWD1

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58403
NewsFeb 20, 2026

#58403

Global Medical REIT Inc. will rebrand as Chiron Real Estate Inc., changing its ticker from GMRE to XRN effective February 23, 2026. Corresponding option symbols GMRE and GMRE1 will be replaced by XRN and XRN1, with no alteration to strike prices or...

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#58404
NewsFeb 20, 2026

#58404

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. - Name/Symbol Change Option Symbol: AHH New Symbol: AHRT

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58402
NewsFeb 20, 2026

#58402

Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR) will be renamed Invesco Bloomberg Financial Data Providers ETF and will trade under the new ticker FDIQ starting February 23, 2026. The change applies to both the ETF and its listed options, with strike prices and expirations...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58401
NewsFeb 20, 2026

#58401

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) released the final terms for the adjusted CyberArk Software Ltd. (CYBR) options identified as PANW1/2PANW1. Each contract now delivers 220 Palo Alto Networks (PANW) common shares plus $4,508.64 cash, reflecting a distribution ratio of 2.2005...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58391
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58391

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced a temporary pricing method for NIC1 options, adjusted MidWestOne contracts, because the cash‑in‑lieu for the 0.75 fractional share remains undetermined. OCC will calculate the NIC1 price by multiplying the closing price of Nicolet Bankshares...

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#58390
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58390

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced special pricing for SoFi Next 500 ETF (SFYX) options expiring on February 20, 2026 due to the underlying shares being suspended on the NYSE. For expiration processing, OCC will use the last traded price of $17.17 per share...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58389
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58389

RYI1 Options - Expiration Pricing Consideration

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58388
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58388

SMX1 Options - Expiration Pricing Consideration

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#58387
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58387

THRD Options - Expiration Pricing Consideration

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58386
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58386

Ryerson Holding Corporation will replace its RYI ticker with RYZ on February 24, 2026, and the associated option symbols will shift from RYI/RYI1 to RYZ/RYZ1. The change takes effect at the opening of business on that date, with no alteration to strike...

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#58384
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58384

Adjusted Becton, Dickinson and Company - Cash In Lieu Settlement Adjusted Option Symbol: BDX1

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#58383
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58383

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) will designate the Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) as an anonymous exchange, suppressing all counter‑party identifiers on trade data. The change takes effect on the business date June 1 2026 and retroactively covers trades executed during the extended...

By OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) – Information Memos
#58382
NewsFeb 19, 2026

#58382

ArrowMark Financial Corporation announced the expiration of its rights offering and the consolidation of existing positions into a single adjusted option series identified by the new symbol BANX1. The rights expiration terminates the entitlement period for shareholders, while the consolidation...

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