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 |
CQG |
Equity Options |
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E-mini S&P 500 |
Monday |
IWWA Index |
0#1AEW+ |
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| Tuesday | IMBA Index | 0#E1BW+ | |||
Wednesday |
IEWA Index |
0#ECW+ |
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| Thursday | IMDA Index | 0#E1DW+ | |||
Friday |
1EA Index - 4EA Index |
0#ESW+ |
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Micro E-mini S&P 500 |
Monday |
HWCA Index OMON | XAA1W-XAA5W |
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| Tuesday | HWDA Index OMON | XB1W-XB5W | |||
Wednesday |
HVWA Index |
XXC1W-XXC5W |
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| Thursday | HWLA Index OMON | XD1W-XD5W | |||
Friday |
HXSA Index OMON |
1EX1W-1EX4W |
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E-mini NASDAQ-100 |
Monday |
QNBA Index |
0#QNC1W+ |
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| Tuesday | QETA Index | 0#Q1BW+ | |||
Wednesday |
QNCA Index |
0#QNA1W+ |
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| Thursday | QHTA Index | 0#Q1DW+ | |||
Friday |
10A Index, 20A Index, 4OA Index |
0#1NQW+ |
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Micro E-mini NASDAQ 100 |
Monday |
HWSA Index OMON |
DA1W-DA5W |
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| Tuesday | HWTA Index OMON | XDB1W-XDB5W | |||
Wednesday |
HWWA Index OMON |
DC1W-DC5W |
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| Thursday | HVYA Index OMON | DD1W-DD5W | |||
Friday |
HWYA Index OMON |
1MQ1W-1MQ4W |
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E-mini Dow ($5) |
Friday |
1FA Index, 2FA Index |
0#1YMW+ |
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E-mini Russell 2000 |
Monday |
MRYA Index |
0#1AR1W+ |
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| Tuesday | RFOA Index | 0#1UR1W+ | |||
Wednesday |
WRYA Index |
0#1RC1W+ |
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| Thursday | RFSA Index | 0#1RD1W+ | |||
Friday |
RUWA Index |
0#1RTYW+ |
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Interest Rate Options |
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2-Year Note |
Monday Weekly |
VT1-VT5 |
VFTA Comdty |
VTW |
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Wednesday Weekly |
WT1-WT5 |
TUIA Comdty |
0#WTW+ |
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Friday Weekly |
ZT1-ZT5 |
1WA-5WA Comdty |
0#TUW+ |
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5-Year Note |
Monday Weekly |
VF1-VF5 |
VFWA Comdty |
VHW |
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Wednesday Weekly |
WF1-WF5 |
FVWA Comdty |
0#WFW+ |
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Friday Weekly |
ZF1-ZF5 |
1IA-5IA |
0#FVW+ |
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10-Year Note |
Monday |
VY1-VY5 |
VBYA Comdty |
VYW |
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Wednesday |
WY1-WY5 |
TYYA Comdty |
0#WYW+ |
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Friday |
ZN1-ZN5 |
1MA-5MA Comdty |
0#TYW+ |
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Ultra 10-Year Note |
Monday |
VX1-VX5 |
VBOA Comdty |
VXW |
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Wednesday |
WX1-WX5 |
UXTA Comdty |
0#WXW+ |
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Friday |
TN1-TN5 |
UXWA Comdty |
0#TNW+ |
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T-Bond |
Monday |
VB1-VB5 |
VBLA Comdty |
VPW |
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Wednesday |
WB1-WB5 |
USYA Comdty |
0#WBW+ |
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Friday |
ZB1-ZB5 |
1CA-5CA Comdty |
USW+ |
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Ultra T-Bond |
Monday |
VU1-VU5 |
VHIA Comdty |
VUW |
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Wednesday |
WU1-WU5 |
WNYA Comdty |
0#WUW+ |
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Friday |
UB1-UB5 |
1JA-5JA Comdty |
0#AULW+ |
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FX Options |
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| EUR/USD | Monday | MO1-MO5 | DZWA | 0#1MOW+ | |
| Tuesday | TU1-TU5 | TBPA | T1U1W-T1U5W | EUE21-EUE25 | |
Wednesday |
WEYA |
0#1WEW+ |
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| Thursday | SU1-SU5 | SDYA | S1U1W-S1U5W | EUE41-EUE45 | |
Friday |
UAW |
0#1EUUW+ |
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| GBP/USD | Monday | MB1-MB5 | BDWA | 0#1MBW+ | |
| Tuesday | TG1-TG5 | TBAA | T1G1W-T1G5W | BP21-BP25 | |
Wednesday |
WLYA |
0#1WGW+ |
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| Thursday | SB1-SB5 | SDAA | S1B1W-S1B5W | BP41-BP45 | |
Friday |
BGW |
0#1GBUW+ |
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| JPY/USD | Monday | MJ1-MJ5 | JPWA | 0#1MJW+ | |
| Tuesday | TJ1-TJ5 | TBDA | T1J1W-T1J5W | JY21-JY25 | |
Wednesday |
WJYA |
0#1WJW+ |
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| Thursday | SJ1-SJ5 | SDLA | S1J1W-S1J5W | JY41-JY45 | |
Friday |
JAW |
0#1JPUW+ |
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| CAD/USD | Monday | MD1-MD5 | CFWA | 0#1MDW+ | |
| Tuesday | TL1 - TL5 | TBBA | T1L1W-T1L5W | CA21-CA25 | |
Wednesday |
WCBA |
0#1WDW+ |
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| Thursday | SD1-SD5 | SDBA | S1D1W-S1D5W | CA41-CA45 | |
Friday |
UDW |
0#1CHUW+ |
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| AUD/USD | Monday | MA1-MA5 | ARWA | 0#1MAW+ | |
| Tuesday | TA1-TA5 | TBLA | T1A1W-T1A5W | DA21-DA26 | |
Wednesday |
WABA |
0#1WASW+ |
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| Thursday | SA1-SA5 | SDRA | S1A1W-S1A5W | DA41-DA45 | |
Friday |
AUW |
0#1ADUW+ |
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| CHF/USD Option | Friday | 1SF-5SF | SWWA | 0#1CHUW+ | SFA1-5 |
Energy Options |
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WTI Crude Oil |
Friday |
CLWA Comdty |
0#CLW+ |
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Natural Gas |
Friday |
LNSA Comdty |
0#NGW+ |
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Metals Options |
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Gold |
Friday |
XGCA Comdty OMON <GO> |
0#GCW+ |
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Silver |
Friday |
WSIA Comdty OMON <GO> |
0#SIW+ |
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Copper |
Friday |
HGWA Comdty OMON <GO> |
0#HGW+ |
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Ag Options |
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Corn |
Friday |
1-5XA Comdty |
0#CW+ |
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Soybeans |
Friday |
1-5SA Comdty |
0#SWW+ |
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SRW Wheat |
Friday |
1-5WA Comdty |
0#WW+ |
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Options Calculator
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Volatility Term Structure Tool
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Hedging FX Exposure in Mexican Corn Imports
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- By Richard Stevens
- April 29, 2024
- The Chicago Board of Trade Corn futures contract is the global benchmark for the market, and it is an important tool to hedge US-Mexico corn trade flows.
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