Index Options

Volatility Index Options
Broad Based Index Options
Standard & Poor's Index Options
Dow Jones Index Options
Nasdaq Index Options
Russell Index Options
CBOE Sector Index Options
Morgan Stanley Index Options
International Index Options
Index Components
Select Index Component Download Last Updated: 5/15/2013 (Excel Format)
Index Component Changes

Index & Index LEAPS^® Specifications & Components

CBOE currently trades cash-settled index options on a wide variety of indices. Index options allow you to make investment decisions on a specific market industry or on the market as a whole. Each index is unique and may cover a broad array of underlying stock or represent a narrow sector of the market. There are indexes which are American Style or European Style; Capitalization-weighted or Price-weighted; Broad based or Narrow based. You should review the components and contract specifications of each index carefully to decide which index best fits your investment strategy.

* Please note that indexes listed below with an asterisk are NOT currently listed for trading on CBOE.

Volatility Indexes

VIX - CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®) Options
    Visit the CBOE Volatility Index Options Site
GVZ - CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index Options
    Visit the CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index Options Site
CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index Options
    Visit the CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index Options Site
VXEEM - CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index Options
    Visit the CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index Options Site
VXEWZ - CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index Options
    Visit the CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index Options Site

Broad Based Indexes

BSZ - CBOE Binary Options on the S&P 500^® Index (SPX^SM) | Components
BVZ - CBOE Binary Options on the CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®)
DJX - Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Options | Components
    Dow Jones Industrial Average LEAPS | Components
DVS - S&P 500 Dividend Index Options* | Components
MNX^® - CBOE Mini-NDX Index Options | Components
NDX - Nasdaq-100^® Index Options | Components
NFT - Morgan Stanley Multinational Company Index* | Components
OEX^® - S&P 100^® Index Options (American-style) | Components
    S&P 100^® Index LEAPS (American-style) | Components
QUARTERLYS - Mini-SPX Index Options | Components
QUARTERLYS - S&P 100 Index Options (European-style) | Components
QUARTERLYS - S&P 500 Index Options | Components
RUT - Russell 2000^® Index | Components
RVX - CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index^SM Options* | Components
SPX - S&P 500^® Index Options | Components
SPXpm - S&P 500-p.m.-settled Index Options | Components
S&P 500^® Range Options - (SRO)
VIX - CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®) Options
WEEKLYS^SM - Options that expire at the ends of weeks
XEO^® - S&P 100^® Index Options (European-style) | Components
    S&P 100^® Index LEAPS (European-style) | Components
XSP - Mini-SPX Index Options | Components

Standard & Poor's Indexes

BSZ - CBOE Binary Options on the S&P 500^® Index (SPX^SM) | Components
BVZ - CBOE Binary Options on the CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®)
DVS - S&P 500 Dividend Index Options* | Components
OEX^® - S&P 100^® Index Options (American-style) | Components
    S&P 100^® Index LEAPS (American-style) | Components
    Visit the S&P 100 Index Site
QUARTERLYS - Mini-SPX Index Options | Components
QUARTERLYS - S&P 100 Index Options (European-style) | Components
QUARTERLYS - S&P 500 Index Options | Components
    Visit the Quarterlys Index Site
SPX - S&P 500^® Index Options | Components
    Visit the S&P 500 Index Site
SPXpm - S&P 500-p.m.-Settled Index Options | Components
S&P 500^® Range Options - (SRO)
VIX - CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®) Options
WEEKLYS^SM - Options that expire at the ends of weeks
XEO^® - S&P 100^® Index Options (European-style) | Components
    S&P 100^® Index LEAPS (European-style) | Components
XSP - Mini-SPX Index Options | Components

Dow Jones Indexes

DJX - Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Options | Components
    Dow Jones Industrial Average LEAPS | Components
    Visit the Dow Jones Index Options Site

Nasdaq Indexes

MNX^® - CBOE Mini-NDX Index Options | Components
NDX - Nasdaq-100^® Index Options | Components
    Visit the Nasdaq Index Options Site

Russell Indexes

RUT - Russell 2000^® Index Options | Components
RVX - CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index^SM Options* | Components
     Visit the Russell Index Options Site
     Visit the Russell 2000 Index Options Site

CBOE Sector Indexes

EXQ - CBOE Exchange Index Options* | Components
GOX - CBOE Gold Index* | Components
INX - CBOE Internet Index* | Components
OIX - CBOE Oil Index* | Components
TXX - CBOE Technology Index* | Components

Morgan Stanley Indexes

MVR - Morgan Stanley Retail Index Options* | Components
NFT - Morgan Stanley Multinational Company Index* | Components

International Indexes

CYX - CBOE China Index Options* | Components
NFT - Morgan Stanley Multinational Company Index* | Components


* Please note that indexes listed above with an asterisk are NOT currently listed for trading on CBOE.