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 |
Reuters |
Equity Options |
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E-mini S&P 500 |
Monday |
IWWA Index |
0#1AEW+ |
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Wednesday |
IEWA Index |
0#ECW+ |
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Friday |
1EA Index - 4EA Index |
0#ESW+ |
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Standard S&P 500 |
Monday |
SVPWA Index |
0#1ASW+ |
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Wednesday |
SPWA Index |
0#SCW+ |
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Friday |
1DA Index - 4DA Index |
0#EVW+ |
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E-mini NASDAQ-100 |
Friday |
10A Index, 20A Index, 4OA Index |
0#1NQW+ |
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E-mini Dow ($5) |
Friday |
1FA Index, 2FA Index |
0#1YMW+ |
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E-mini Russell 2000 |
Friday |
RUWA Index |
0#1RTYW+ |
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Interest Rate Options |
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2-Year Note |
Wednesday |
TUIA Comdty |
0#WTW+ |
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Friday |
1W-5W |
0#TUW+ |
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5-Year Note |
Wednesday |
FVWA Comdty |
0#WFW+ |
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Friday |
1I-5I |
0#FVW+ |
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10-Year Note |
Wednesday |
TYYA Comdty |
0#WYW+ |
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Friday |
1M-5M |
0#TYW+ |
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T-Bond |
Wednesday |
USYA Comdty |
0#WBW+ |
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Friday |
1C-5C |
USW+ |
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FX Options |
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EUR/USD |
Wednesday |
WEYA |
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Friday |
UAW |
0#1EUUW+ |
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GBP/USD |
Wednesday |
WLYA |
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Friday |
BGW |
0#1GBUW+ |
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JPY/USD |
Wednesday |
WJYA |
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Friday |
JAW |
0#1JPUW+ |
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CAD/USD |
Wednesday |
WCBA |
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Friday |
UDW |
0#1CHUW+ |
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AUD/USD |
Wednesday |
WABA |
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Friday |
AUW |
0#1ADUW+ |
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Energy Options |
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WTI Crude Oil |
Friday |
CLWA Comdty |
0#CLW+ |
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Natural Gas |
Friday |
GKWA Comdty |
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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> |
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Copper |
Friday |
HGWA Comdty OMON <GO> |
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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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Volatility Term Structure Tool
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