Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) Added to Maker-taker Fee Model by ISE

Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) have all been added to the maker/take fee model by the International Securities Exchange based on solid results when the plan launched earlier in the month.

As of April 1, Citigroup and Bank of America were among the first three companies to be included in the changes in fees, along with PowerShares QQQ exchange-traded fund.

Now that the positive results are in they’re going to expand the maker/taker fee model to another 17 companies, including JPMorgan Chase among banking transactions.

The new plan will be combined with the pro-rata model of ISE, where orders can be interacted with in correlation with the size of the quote they have posted. The pro-rate market model will still be part of all options, even with the new changes.

This is a response by ISE to competitors gaining market share on a plan where those participating are rewarded for first providing liquidity and then being charged fees after their liquidity is removed.

With the improved performance, ISE is rolling it out, as mentioned above, to 20 option names, as it resulted in higher volume and an increase in market quality from the experiment. The 20 option names will trade under the new fee plan on May 3.

Other names that will be traded beside the major banks are Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and General Electric (NYSE:GE), among others.