U.S. Options

As previously announced in our December 4, 2023 Alert, MIAX expects to launch the new MIAX Sapphire Options physical trading floor in Miami, Florida in June 2025. Important dates and links to resources supporting the launch are included below.
 
Important Dates:

• Firm Test Bed (FTB2) Trading Floor functional support is currently available
• Begin accepting equipment for the Trading Floor - February 14, 2025 
• Begin requesting telco service – February 14, 2025
• Virtual Trading disaster recovery Floor mock trading sessions – March/April 2025 – dates to be announced in a future alert
• Begin installing equipment in the Trading Floor data center - April 14, 2025
• Begin wired and Wi-Fi connectivity onboarding – May 15, 2025
• Begin access to the Trading Floor space for firm desktop installations targeting - May 15, 2025
• Industry Testing is scheduled as follows:
  • Saturday, June 7, 2025
  • Saturday, June 28, 2025
• Expected Trading Floor Launch – Monday, June 30, 2025

Resources:

• Updated MIAX Sapphire Options Interface Specifications are available for electronic orders and support for electronic orders interacting with floor trading
• MIAX Sapphire Options Interface Specifications specific to Floor Trading are available by sending a request to  TradingOperations@miaxglobal.com
• Connectivity Guide 
• MIAX Sapphire Options Exchange User Manual
• Membership Forms
• MIAX Sapphire Options Rulebook
• To add MIAX Sapphire Options Alerts to your current e-mail subscriptions, revise your current MIAX e-mail subscriptions or to register a new e-mail address for subscriptions to MIAX Alerts, visit MIAX Email Subscriptions

Additional updates will be provided through future Alerts.

For additional information, please contact MIAX Trading Operations at TradingOperations@miaxglobal.com or (609) 897-7302.

Regulatory inquiries should be directed to Regulatory@miaxglobal.com or (609) 897-7309.

Sales inquiries should be directed to Sales@miaxglobal.com, (609) 897-8177 or visit miaxglobal.com.