Nasdaq Plans More Short-Term Options on Commodity, Treasury ETFs

Nasdaq says it plans to file for Monday expiry in coming weeks
Approval would tack onto Wednesday contracts launched in 2023

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By Carly Wanna

May 2, 2024 at 5:53 PM UTC

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In the latest sign of booming interest in short-duration options, Nasdaq Inc. plans in coming weeks to seek regulatory approval for Monday expiries on contracts tied to a suite of commodities and Treasuries exchange traded funds.

Nasdaq said at the Options Industry Conference in Asheville, North Carolina, that it will file for options contracts tied to United States Oil Fund (ticker USO), SPDR Gold Shares (ticker GLD), iShares Silver Trust (ticker SLV), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (ticker TLT), and United States Natural Gas Fund (ticker UNG) that expire on Monday. The change would add to traditional Friday expiries as well as Wednesday expiries that options exchanges rolled out on the funds late last year.