Last month, I highlighted the SEC’s announcement of a Roundtable on Options Market Structure coming up on April 16, and now the SEC has announced the agenda and panelists for that event. Following opening remarks by Commissioner Peirce, Commissioner Uyeda and Jamie Selway, Director of the Division of Trading and Markets and a presentation of data from the Office of Analytics and Research in the Division of Trading and Markets, the first panel “will focus on how the current options market structure facilitates or hinders the ability of liquidity providers to compete fairly and freely in furtherance of a robust national market system for standardized listed options.” The second panel will focus on the customer (i.e., non broker-dealer) experience with listed options, and then the third panel “will focus on the growth of listed options, the associated challenges and opportunities that growth presents, and the issues that the Commission and market participants should consider in the years ahead.”

The Roundtable will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern time at the SEC’s headquarters and registration for in-person attendees is required. The public can also watch the webcast on the SEC’s website. The SEC is currently accepting comments on this topic at the Roundtable on Options Market Structure event page.

– Dave Lynn