More Expirations for More Precise Trading and Risk Management
Traders turn to the precision of CME Group’s weekly expiring options to enhance existing positions or to lay off risk and capture trading opportunities around market-moving events, including Sunday elections, Tuesday or Wednesday FOMC meetings, Thursday Jobless Claims, Friday Unemployment reports.
- Deep liquidity across all six major asset classes
- Event-driven trading throughout the week
- Trade gamma and capture arbitrage opportunities
- Strengthen existing positions for short-term market fluctuations
- Add to a futures hedge to capture opportunity with defined risk
- Access optionality over the entire term structure
- Pay less in premiums due to less time covered
*YTD as of July 20, 2022
| Contract | Weekly Expiry | CME Globex | Bloomberg | Refinitiv |
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| Equity Options | ||||
| E-mini S&P 500 | Monday | E1A-E5A | IWWA Index | 0#1AEW+ |
| Tuesday | E1B-E5B | IMBA Index | 0#E1BW+ | |
| Wednesday | E1C-E5C | IEWA Index | 0#ECW+ | |
| Thursday | E1D-E5D | IMDA Index | 0#E1DW+ | |
| Friday | EW1-EW4 | 1EA Index - 4EA Index | 0#ESW+ | |
| Micro E-mini S&P 500 | Friday | EX1-EX4 | HXSA | 1EX1W-1EX4W |
| E-mini Nasdaq-100 | Monday | Q1A-Q5A | QNBA Index | 1QNC1W- 1QNC5W |
| Wednesday | Q1C-Q5C | QNCA Index | 1QNA1W- 1QNA5W | |
| Friday | QN1-QN4 | 1OA Index - 4OA | 0#1NQW+ | |
| Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 | Friday | MQ1-MQ4 | HWYA Index | 1MQ1W-1MQ4W |
| E-mini Dow ($5) | Friday | YM1-YM5 | 1FA Index – 4FA Index | 0#1YMW+ |
| E-mini Russell 2000 | Monday | R1A-R5A | MRYA Index | 0#1AR1W+ |
| Wednesday | R1C-R5C | WRYA Index | 0#1RC1W+ | |
| Friday | R1E-R4E | RUWA Index | 0#1RTYW+ | |
| Interest Rate Options | ||||
| 2-Year Note | Wednesday | WT1-5 | TUIA Comdty | 0#WTW+ |
| Friday | ZT1-5 | 1W-5W | 0#TUW+ | |
| 5-Year Note | Wednesday | WF1-5 | FVWA Comdty | 0#WFW+ |
| Friday | ZF1-5 | 1I-5I | 0#FVW+ | |
| 10-Year Note | Wednesday | WY1-5 | TYYA Comdty | 0#WYW+ |
| Friday | ZN1-5 | 1M-5M | 0#TYW+ | |
| Ultra 10-Year Note | Wednesday | WX1-5 | UXTA Comdty | 0#WXW+ |
| Friday | TN1-5 | UXW | 0#TNW+ | |
| T-Bond | Wednesday | WB1-5 | USYA Comdty | 0#WBW+ |
| Friday | ZB1-5 | 1C-5C | USW+ | |
| Ultra T-Bond | Wednesday | WU1-5 | WNYA Comdty | 0#WUW+ |
| Friday | UB1-5 | 1J-5J | 0#AULW+ | |
| FX Options | ||||
| EUR/USD | Monday | MO1-MO5 | DZWA | 0#1MOW+ |
| Wednesday | WE1-WE5 | WEYA | 0#1WEW+ | |
| Friday | 1EU-5EU | UAW | 0#1EUUW+ | |
| GBP/USD | Monday | MB1-MB5 | BDWA | 0#1MBW+ |
| Wednesday | WG1-WG5 | WLYA | 0#1WGW+ | |
| Friday | 1BP-5BP | BGW | 0#1GBUW+ | |
| JPY/USD | Monday | MJ1-MJ5 | JPWA | 0#1MJW+ |
| Wednesday | WJ1-WJ5 | WJYA | 0#1WJW+ | |
| Friday | 1JY-5JY | JAW | 0#1JPUW+ | |
| CAD/USD | Monday | MD1-MD5 | CFWA | 0#1MDW+ |
| Wednesday | WD1-WD5 | WCBA | 0#1WDW+ | |
| Friday | 1CD-5CD | UDW | 0#1CHUW+ | |
| AUD/USD | Monday | MA1-MA5 | ARWA | 0#1MAW+ |
| Wednesday | WA1-WA5 | WABA | 0#1WASW+ | |
| Friday | 1AD-5AD | AUW | 0#1ADUW+ | |
| Energy Options | ||||
| WTI Crude Oil | Friday | LO1-5 | CLWA Comdty | 0#CLW+ |
| Micro WTI Crude Oil | Friday | MW1-5 | WMIA Comdty | MWCLW |
| Brent Crude Oil | Friday | BW1-5 | BZCA Comdty | 0#BZZW+ |
| Natural Gas | Friday | LN1-5 | GKWA Comdty | |
| Metals Options | ||||
| Gold | Monday | G1M-G5M | XAWA Comdty OMON | GM1W-GM5W |
| Wednesday | G1W-G5W | XATA Comdty OMON | GW1W-GW5W | |
| Friday | OG1-5 | XGCA Comdty OMON <GO> | 0#GCW+ | |
| Silver | Monday | M1S-M5S | WXDA Comdty OMON | SIM1W-SIM5W |
| Wednesday | W1S-W5S | WXIA Comdty OMON | SIW1W-SIW5W | |
| Friday | SO1-5 | WSIA Comdty OMON <GO> | ||
| Copper | Monday | H1M-H5M | HPLA Comdty OMON | HM1W-HM5W |
| Wednesday | H1W-H5W | HSEA Comdty OMON | HW1W-HW5W | |
| Friday | H1E-H5E | HGWA Comdty OMON <GO> | ||
| Ag Options | ||||
| Corn | Friday | ZC1-5 | 1-5XA Comdty | 0#CW+ |
| Soybeans | Friday | ZS1-5 | 1-5SA Comdty | 0#SWW+ |
| SRW Wheat | Friday | ZW1-5 | 1-5WA Comdty | 0#WW+ |
| Soybean Meal | Friday | ZM1-5 | 1-5DA | 0#SMW+ |
| Soybean Oil | Friday | ZO1-5 | 1-5AA | 0#BOW+ |
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Volatility Term Structure Tool
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