Consolidated U.S. Options Data Made Easy.

Cboe Options Lite

Lower total cost of ownership. Faster time to market. Simplified integration.

Overview

Cboe Options Lite is cost-effective, lower-bandwidth, consolidated U.S. options data feed (OPRA) that provides everything you need and nothing you don’t.

Designed for speed, reliability, and scalability, this solution empowers market participants to make informed decisions in real time.

Key Benefits

Lower Costs

Retail Brokers and Data Distributors can save 90% or more on connectivity and infrastructure costs vs. OPRA and other similar products.

No Compromises

Real-time quotes and last sale delivered in a low-latency feed from the global leader in Options.

Easy to Deploy

Cloud-ready architecture with connectivity via AWS Privatelink, the Internet, or Managed VPN.

Cboe Options Lite vs. OPRA

FeatureCboe Options LiteFull OPRA Feed
Built ForClients seeking a more affordable and flexible OPRA data feedClients requiring full OPRA access
Symbol CoverageAll OPRA Symbols
Data TypesNBBO, Last SaleNBBO, Last Sale + Exchange BBOs
Average Bandwidth500 Mbps37-40 Gbps
Peak Bandwidth5 Gbps50-70 Gbps
Data DeliverySymbols Grouped by TopicsMulticast Firehose feed
Infrastructure CostLowHigh
Connectivity OptionsAWS Privatelink, Internet Gateway, and
Managed VPN
40G NMS Network Ports in Mahwah, NJ

Cboe Options Lite FAQs

Clients can expect to save up to 93%1 on infrastructure and connectivity cost savings by moving to Cboe Option Lite – just reach out to [email protected], answer a few short questions, and we can calculate your savings in minutes.

Average bandwidth is cut to 500 Mbps from nearly 40 Gbps – and forget about dropped packets with a reduction in peak bandwidth from 70 Gbps down to 5 Gbps2. While also receiving every trade update in real-time with bundled quotes.

Integration is simple with a standard Kafka consumer setup and multiple connectivity options including AWS Privatelink, Internet Gateway, or Managed VPN. We also offer comprehensive technical guides and support from the leader in options trading.

Includes comprehensive reference data such as OSI symbol, option root, expiration, strike price, call/put indicator, exercise style, contract multiplier, deliverable details, currency, open interest and underlying asset information.

Simply contact [email protected] and we’ll provide you a customized cost savings estimate within 24-hours. Our expert team and also provide a comprehensive overview of the product and answer any other questions you may have.

1 Assumes the Cboe Options Lite customer consumes the full data feed via data feed via AWS PrivateLink without exporting data outside AWS cloud and the OPRA customer maintains resilient connectivity between Mahwah and Secaucus.

2 OPRA 96-Line Multicast Data Distribution Expansion

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