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Index Options Exchange Fees

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Exchanges charge Aries fees for index options trading. We pass these fees onto you, which helps us cover our costs. We do not profit from these exchange fees. The following table shows the exchange fees for specific index option symbols.

Index Option SymbolQuantity ThresholdPrice ThresholdSimple / Complex OrderExchange Fee per Contract
XSPQty executed ≤ 9 contractsAllAll$0.00
XSPQty executed > 9 contractsAllAll$0.07
SPXAllPremium ≤ $0.99All$0.57
SPXAllPremium > $0.99All$0.66
SPXWAllPremium ≤ $0.99All$0.50
SPXWAllPremium > $0.99All$0.59
VIX/WAllPremium ≤ $0.10Single-leg order$0.10
VIX/WAll$0.10 < Premium ≤ $0.99Single-leg order$0.25
VIX/WAll$0.99 < Premium ≤ $1.99Single-leg order$0.40
VIX/WAllPremium > $1.99Single-leg order$0.45
VIX/WAllPremium ≤ $0.10Multi-leg order$0.05
VIX/WAll$0.10 < Premium ≤ $0.99Multi-leg order$0.17
VIX/WAll$0.99 < Premium ≤ $1.99Multi-leg order$0.30
VIX/WAllPremium > $1.99Multi-leg order$0.45
NANOSAllAllAll$0.00
CBTXAllAllAll$0.50
MBTXAllAllAll$0.25
XNDAllAllAll$0.00
NDXAllPremium ≤ $24.99Single-leg order$0.25
NDXAllPremium > $25Single-leg order$0.50
NDXAllPremium ≤ $24.99Multi-leg order$0.50
NDXAllPremium > $25Multi-leg order$0.75

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