q. Options that Trade Until 3:15 Central (US Options & Futures)

Options that Trade Until 3:15 PM Central

When do equity and ETF options stop trading?

Options on most underlyings cease trading when the market closes at 3:00 pm Central Time (Chicago Time). However, there is a handful of ETF options that trade until 3:15 pm Central Time or 15-minutes after the equity markets close (3:00 pm Central).

Options that trade until 3:15 pm Central Time (Chicago time)

AUM, AUX,

BACD, BPX, BRB, BSZ, BVZ,

CDD, CITD,

DBA, DBB, DBC, DBO, DBS, DIA,

EEM, EFA, EUI, EUU,

FXI,

GAZ, GBP, GSSD,

IWM, IWN, IWO, IWV, IYR,

JJC, JPMD,

KBE, KRE,

LQD,

MDY, MLPN, MNX, MOO, MRUT, MSTD,

NDO, NDX*, NZD,

OEF, OEX*, OIL,

PZO,

QQQ,

RUT*, RVX,

SFC, SKA, SLX, SPX*, SPX (PM Expiration)*, SPY, SVXY

TLT,

UNG, UUP, UVIX, UVXY,

VIIX, VIXM, VIXY, VXEEM, VXST, VXX, VXZ,

XEO*, XHB, XLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY, XME, XRT,

YUK

*Expiration time may differ. Please see exception below

Exception for Cash-Settled Indices

All PM-settled options on the day of expiration stop trading at 3 PM: NDX, OEX, RUT, SPX, and XEO