BOX pauses binary market data feed project for U.S. options market
BOX Options Market LLC is halting work on its proposed BOX Binary Market Data Feed while it reassesses the project and implementation plan. The decision invalidates earlier guidance tied to the launch and removes access to the feed in the BOX test environment.
Highlights
- BOX Exchange has paused the BOX Binary Market Data Feed project after reassessing its approach, timing, and implementation framework.
- BOX invalidated prior information from Notice 2026-032 and Notice 2026-068 and withdrew the BOX Binary Market Data Specification Guide as current.
- Access to the BOX Binary Market Data Feed in the BOX Test Environment is now unavailable, impacting firms' development and testing based on previous rollout plans.
Project review halts implementation plan
According to BOX Exchange, as cited in Boxexchange, the operator is reviewing the proposed BOX Binary Market Data Feed after reassessing its approach, timing and implementation framework.The company says that process leads it to pause the project, reversing the validity of information previously circulated in Notice 2026-032 and Notice 2026-068. BOX also says the BOX Binary Market Data Specification Guide should no longer be treated as current, and access to the BOX Binary Market Data Feed in the BOX Test Environment is no longer available.
Next steps for market participants
For firms monitoring the rollout, the pause means prior technical and planning materials can no longer be relied on for development or testing tied to the feed.BOX says it will provide further information on the Binary Market Data Feed if new developments emerge, with any future updates to be communicated through subsequent notices.
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