NYSE submits a proposal to amend rules to allow the listing and trading of tokenized securities

According to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) submitted a rule change proposal to the SEC (File No. SR-NYSE-2026-17) to add Rule 7.5 and amend related provisions, allowing eligible securities to be traded in tokenized form on the exchange.

The proposal is based on the three-year tokenization pilot program by the Depository Trust Company (DTC) and is modeled after similar rules previously approved by the SEC for Nasdaq. According to the proposal, tokenized securities must share the same CUSIP number, trading code, and shareholder rights as traditional securities to trade with equal priority on the same order book. The initial scope is limited to components of the Russell 1000 Index and ETFs tracking major indices, with a settlement cycle remaining unchanged at T+1, and existing regulatory rules will also apply to tokenized securities.