Commodity-based ETF Options

GLD

SPX	1628.93	-22.88
VIX	16.64	0.03
SLV	20.60	-0.28
GLD	130.59	-1.54
GVZ	22.53	-0.17

Delayed Quotes

CBOE Options on Commodity-based ETFs

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) offers listed options on a number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are designed to gain commodity exposure, including the following:

CBOE Options on GLD - SPDR^® Gold Shares
CBOE Options on UNG - United States Natural Gas Fund
CBOE Options on USO - United States Oil Fund
CBOE Options on SLV - iShares Silver Trust

Key Links

Options on ETFs - Delayed Quotes and Product Specifications
CBOE Gold Volatility Index - GVZ
CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index - OVX
Price Charts

Introduction in 2007

In May 2007 the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) launched trading of listed options on eleven exchange-traded funds that often hold futures contracts to gain commodity exposure:

Press Release - May 8, 2007

Name of ETF	Options Ticker Symbol	Designated Primary Marketmaker (DPM) at CBOE	Cusip
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund	DBA	Jane Street Specialists, LLC	73936B408
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund	DBB	Susquehanna Investment Group	73936B705
Powershares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund	DBC	Susquehanna Investment Group	73935S105
PowerShares DB Energy Fund	DBE	Group One Trading, LP	73936B101
PowerShares DB Oil Fund	DBO	Group One Trading, LP	73936B507
PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund	DBP	Jane Street Specialists, LLC	73936B200
PowerShares DB Silver Fund	DBS	Susquehanna Investment Group	73963B309
PowerShares DB Gold Fund	DGL	Susquehanna Investment Group	73936B606
iShares GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust	GSG	Group One Trading, LP	46428R107
United States Natural Gas Fund	UNG	Jane Street Specialists, LLC	912318102
United States Oil Fund	USO	Susquehanna Investment Group	91232N108