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Introducing the NYSE Arca Options trading platform from NYSE Euronext.  NYSE Arca Options offers superior functionality and has competitive pricing for cost effectiveness. Plus, it has everything you could possibly want in an exchange-including consistency, transparency, and speed. With all these advantages, you'll find that when it comes to being competitive in the options market, there really is no better option than us.

Key features of the new system include:

A market structure blending price-time priority with Lead Market Maker participation (LMM)
Expanded and innovative order types
An increase in the number of classes per Options Trading Permit (OTP) that a Market Maker may select for its appointment



Gateway to The U.S. Options Marketplace
Since the creation of NYSE Euronext, the U.S. options marketplace is now closer than ever before to market participants outside of the United States.

In conjunction with our European derivatives business, Liffe, we are developing a gateway for customers to access the NYSE Arca Options platform and the opportunities it offers in the rapidly expanding U.S. options market.

For more information regarding this initiatiive please refer to the publications below:
 How the NYSE Arca Market Works (pdf)
 Your Gateway to the U.S. Options Market (pdf)

  Related Information

Learn about our Symbology Initiative

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View a full list of eligible Penny Pilot issues (xls) 

Understanding Economic and Capacity Impacts of the Penny Pilot (pdf)

NYSE Arca Options Education:  NYSE Arca is a participant in the Options Industry Council (OIC).

NYSE Arca Options:  Learn more about Trading on NYSE Arca Options (pdf)

Making Cents of the Options Penny Pilot (pdf)

Contact Information for Options
  Related News Releases
06 Jun 08: NYSE Arca Options to Begin Trading Options on SPDR® Gold Trust
24 Apr 08: NYSE Arca to Begin Trading Options on Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy Index ETF
31 Mar 08: NYSE Arca Reduces Fees for Equities and Options Trading, Effective April 1, 2008
03 Mar 08: NYSE Arca Options to Begin Trading Options on WisdomTree India Earnings Fund

01 Nov 07: NYSE Arca Options Reports Record Volume in October