On September 27, 2026 a deadline expires at the US Securities and Exchange Commission about which nothing has yet been written in German. It does not concern the approval of another crypto fund but the rail beneath it: the question of the conditions under which US exchanges will in future be allowed to list options on crypto ETFs without asking the regulator separately each time. If you hold a crypto ETP on Bitcoin, Solana or XRP in a German portfolio, there is nothing you can do on that day. You will notice the consequence all the same, and in a place few investors watch: in the bid-ask spread of your own security.

This guide explains what the filing numbered SR-ISE-2026-42 contains, why September 27 will in all likelihood not be a…