# SEC approves expanded weekly expirations for qualifying ISE ETF options, including IBIT

> The SEC approved Nasdaq ISE's expansion of its Short Term Option Series Program.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/regulation/2026-08-12-nasdaq-ise-short-term-options-qualifying-etfs/
- Posture: Agency order
- Authorities: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Nasdaq ISE, LLC
- Event date: 2026-08-12
- Version: 1, published 2026-08-26 (first published 2026-08-26)
- Advisor-relevant: yes

## What changed

The SEC approved Nasdaq ISE's expansion of its Short Term Option Series Program. Qualifying ETF options may receive up to two additional Tuesday and Thursday expirations under existing Tier 1 criteria and up to two additional Monday and Wednesday expirations under new Tier 2 criteria. The order identifies the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF as a Tier 1 qualifying security based on the reviewed data, although ongoing eligibility remains subject to the rule's quarterly criteria.

## Who it affects

- Broker-dealers and options market participants trading qualifying ETF options on Nasdaq ISE
- Investment advisers using IBIT options for exposure, hedging, or risk management
- Funds and managed accounts considering shorter-dated bitcoin ETP options

## What is still open

- Which products will continue to satisfy the quarterly qualifying criteria
- How liquidity, strike proliferation, volatility, and assignment risk will develop for the additional expirations
- Whether other digital-asset ETP options will qualify as their assets and trading volumes change

## What it means for an advisor

- Update approved-product and options-inventory reviews for any newly listed IBIT expirations
- Reassess liquidity, spread, gamma, assignment, rollover, and client-disclosure controls for shorter-dated bitcoin ETP options
- Confirm that expanded exchange eligibility does not replace account-level suitability, fiduciary, concentration, or derivatives-risk review

## Sources

1. [Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Short Term Option Series Program Related to Qualifying Securities](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/17/2026-16695/self-regulatory-organizations-nasdaq-ise-llc-order-approving-a-proposed-rule-change-to-amend-the) · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq ISE, LLC · 2026-08-17


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