MEMX LLC has filed a new rule proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission to set fees for industry members that will fund the National Market System Plan for the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) in 2025. The proposed fee, called CAT Fee 2025-1, is set at $0.000022 per executed share and will be collected from executing brokers starting February 2025, based on January 2025 transactions. This new fee intends to cover about half of the costs for 2025 and will replace the previous year’s CAT Fee 2024-1, which was slightly higher. The public is invited to comment on this proposed rule change by January 27, 2025.
Simple Explanation
MEMX LLC wants companies to pay a tiny fee when they trade stocks next year so they can help cover the costs of a big project that tracks stock trades, but they haven't explained why the fee is that amount or how they decided what the project's costs would be.