SEC Approves More Weekday Expirations for Options on Qualifying ETFs

The SEC has approved a Nasdaq ISE rule change allowing additional weekday expirations for short-term options on ETFs that meet specified eligibility requirements. William Potter/Shutterstock

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a proposed rule change from Nasdaq ISE, LLC that expands the exchange’s Short Term Option Series Program by adding new expiration days for options on certain Exchange-Traded Fund Shares (ETFs), according to an official SEC announcement published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2026.

New Rule Expands Weekday ETF Options Expirations