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, like Sunday elections, Wednesday FOMC meetings and 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
| 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+ |
| Wednesday | E1C-E5C | IEWA Index | 0#ECW+ | |
| Friday | EW1-EW4 | 1EA Index - 4EA Index | 0#ESW+ | |
| Standard S&P 500 | Monday | S1A-S5A | SVPWA Index | 0#1ASW+ |
| Wednesday | S1C-S5C | SPWA Index | 0#SCW+ | |
| Friday | EV1-EV4 | 1DA Index - 4DA Index | 0#EVW+ | |
| 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 | 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+ |
| Brent Crude Oil | Friday | BW1-5 | BZCA Comdty | 0#BZZW+ |
| Natural Gas | Friday | LN1-5 | GKWA Comdty | |
| Metals Options | ||||
| Gold | Friday | OG1-5 | XGCA Comdty OMON <GO> | 0#GCW+ |
| Silver | Friday | SO1-5 | WSIA Comdty OMON <GO> | |
| Copper | 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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Policy Impacts on Equities, Economy
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- By Blu Putnam
- September 22, 2021
- As the Fed prepares to wind down asset purchases, here's a look at how monetary and fiscal policies impact equities and the economy.
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Housing Poised to Drive Up Inflation?
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- By Ayushman Mukherjee and Erik Norland
- September 16, 2021
- Surging house prices could add to the consumer price index with a lag of one to two years, raising questions if inflation is transitory.
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China-Plus-One Strategy
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- By Ayushman Mukherjee and Erik Norland
- September 08, 2021
- Tiger Cub economies stand to gain from any diversification of supply chains away from China, which is locked in a trade dispute with the U.S.
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Macroeconomic Euro-U.S. Dollar Drivers
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- By Erik Norland
- August 26, 2021
- The U.S. and eurozone economies have diverged since the pandemic, yet the euro-dollar rate has stayed the course.
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Investment Shift from Equities to Real Estate?
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- By Erik Norland
- August 12, 2021
- Prices for real estate and equities have taken turns to outperform each other over the years. If inflation proves to be persistent, housing could have an edge over stocks.
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