S&P 500® Index Options (SPX)The S&P 500 is widely regarded as the best single gauge of the U.S. large-cap equities market. Responding to client demand, Cboe provides investors with a suite of S&P 500 options products.

Description UnderlyingOptions Chain

Options RootTicker Symbol

Settlement AM or PM

Settlement Type

Settlement Date*

Exercise-Style

GTH Available**

SPX SPX SPX AM-settled Cash3rd Friday European Yes

SPX Friday End-of-Weeks(EOW)

SPX Wednesday Weeklys

SPX Monday Weeklys

SPX End-of-Month(EOM)

SPX PM-Settled 3rd Fridays

SPX

SPX

SPX

SPX

SPX

SPXW

SPXW

SPXW

SPXW

SPXW

PM-settled

PM-settled

PM-settled

PM-settled

PM-settled

Cash

Cash

Cash

Cash

Cash

Fridays

Wednesdays

Mondays

Last Trading day of Month

3rd Fridays

European

European

European

European

European

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SPX Options Traditional (AM-Settled on 3rd Friday of Every Month)

SPX Options Non-Traditional (PM-Settled on Various Expiration Dates)

Mini-SPX Index Options (Weeklys Available)

XSP XSP PM-settled CashFridays European No

SPX Options - Mini (1/10th the Notional Size)

SPDR ETF Options (3rd Fridays,Weeklys and Quarterlys)

SPY SPY PM-settled Physical ETFFridays or End of Quarters

American No

SPY Options - SPDR ETF

Comparison of S&P 500 Options Products:

* In the case of a holiday on the settlement date, the settlement date is moved back one business day (e.g. from Friday to Thursday), with the exception of Monday Weeklys, where the settlement date will move forward one business day (i.e. Monday to Tuesday).  In addition, no SPX EOW, Wednesday Weeklys, or Monday Weeklys will be listed that would have an expiration date that coincides with the expiration date of a traditional SPX option or SPX EOM option.

** Global Trading Hours (GTH) – The trading hours for options on the SPX, SPXW (SPX Weeklys and SPX End-of-Month), and SPXPM begin at 2:00 a.m. Central time and end at 8:15 a.m Central time. Please visit the Global Trading Hours webpage for more details - www.cboe.com/gth.

Key Features of S&P 500 Cash Index Options IncludeLarge Contract Size – SPX options have a large notional size with $100 multiplier; 10 times larger than SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPY) or iShares® S&P 500 ETF (IVV) options. This may permit significant commissions cost savings based upon the number of contracts needed to attain the same notional exposure.

Cash Settlement, European-Style Exercise – With European-style exercise, there is no risk of early assignment such as for dividends; and cash settlement means there is no unwanted delivery or assignment of shares.

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Margin – Cboe Regulatory Circular RG15-183 notes that Cboe rules allow a short position in a cash-settled-index option established and carriedin a margin account to receive covered margin treatment, if the short option position is offset in the same account by an equivalent position in an index-tracking ETF that is based on the same index that underlies the short option(s).

In order to receive covered margin treatment, the market value of the offsetting ETF position must be equivalent or exceed the current aggregate index value of the option being covered. One should note that not all ETFs are managed so as to maintain a share price that is a constant fraction (e.g., 1/10 th, 1/100 th, 1/1,000 th, etc.) of the index being tracked.

Tax Treatment – Under ssection 1256 of the Tax Code, profit and loss on transactions in Cboe’s SPX, SPXW and XSP, are entitled to be taxed at a rate equal to 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gain or loss, provided that the investor involved and the strategy employed satisfies the criteria of the Tax Code.*

*Investors should consult with their tax advisors to determine how the profit and loss on any particular option strategy will be taxed. Tax laws and regulations change from time to time and may be subject to varying interpretations.

Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors. Prior to buying or selling an option, a person must receive a copy of Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. Copies are available from your broker or from The Options Clearing Corporation, One North Wacker Drive, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Futures trading is not suitable for all investors and involves risk of loss. The risk of loss in futures can be substantial. You should, therefore, carefully consider whether such trading is suitable for you in light of your circumstances and financial resources. For additional information regarding futures trading risks, see the Risk Disclosure Statement set forth in CFTC Regulation §1.55(b). The information in this document is provided solely for general education and information purposes. Past performance is not indicative of future results. No statement within this document should be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell a security or futures contract or to provide investment advice. Supporting documentation for any claims, comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, will be supplied upon request. Cboe®, Volatility Index®, CFE®, and VIX® are registered trademarks and Cboe Futures Exchange and Weeklys are service marks of Cboe Exchange, Inc. S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC and are licensed for use by Cboe and Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE). © 2019 Cboe Exchange, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Non-Standard SPX Expirations: Weekly, EOM, PM-Settled

S&P 500® (SPX) OptionsAverage Daily Volume (ADV)

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119,000

146,000

196,000

285,000

416,000

630,000

708,000

615,000

696,000

784,000

698,000

823,000

888,000

939,000

1,024,000

1,163,000

1,479,000

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