Tag: SEC

The registration will initially be used to clear Cboe’s binary securities options tied to corporate KPIs, set to be available on Robinhood in Q4. 

Stratos Group, the Jefferies-owned parent of FXCM, is set to sell all of its assets and operations to the online broker, according to a SEC regulatory filing.

If approved, the SEC filing will enable tokenised trading of Russell 1000 stocks and major-index ETFs; the exchange is currently set to expand to 23/5 US equities trading on its exchange in late 2026.  

The new offering – set to launch on 13 July 2026 – will include a pre- and post-market session; builds on recent efforts to expand Cboe’s extended trading hours initiatives in other sectors of its business.  

The request for a temporary exemption to operate without active public market data feeds for overnight sessions aims to speed up investor access and trading on the exchange, and follows the SEC’s application for public comment on the matter in February 2026.  

As prediction markets continue to garner significant traction across everything from sports to politics, the concept is now entering the radar of institutional trading. Natasha Cocksedge explores the up-and-coming sector to question whether it is truly about ‘buying into the future’ and where the line between trading and gambling is drawn.

Approval comes as the SEC’s Treasury clearing mandate accelerates, opening the market to new clearing venues ahead of phased compliance deadlines.

The SEC authorisation covers an initial three-year period, spanning instruments including securities within the Russell 1000 index, ETFs linked to major benchmarks, and US Treasury bills, notes and bonds.