ETF Options

This section is an overview of most active optionable ETFs, overall and by ETF exposure category.

Most Active ETFs by Options Volume

The following table shows top 100 ETFs by average daily options volume. The data includes volume from the CBOE group of options exchanges (CBOE, BATS, C2, EDGX). It is the average number of option contracts traded per day in 2026 year-to-date (up to 28 August 2026). See also most active stocks and indices by options volume. ETF options volume in 2026rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name 1. SPY [more ...]

Index ETF Options

Some of the most liquid optionable ETFs (including top three by options volume) track US broad market indices: S&P500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Russell 2000. Additionally, there are inverse (short) and leveraged ETFs on the same indices which also offer decent options volume and reasonable bid-ask spreads. **Broad Market Index ETF Options.** ETF options volume in 2026rank symbol [more ...]

Sector ETF Options

**Sector ETFs ex Energy and Mining Sectors.** ETF options volume in 2026rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name 11. SMH = 59,799 = VANECK SEMICONDUCTOR ETF 12. SOXL = 58,438 = DIREXION DAILY SEMICONDUCTOR BULL 3X SHARES 15. DRAM = 45,449 = Roundhill Memory ETF 19. XLF = 37,241 = STATE STREET(R) FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR(R) ETF 22. SOXS = 27,963 = Direxion Daily [more ...]

Individual Stock ETF Options

This page lists optionable ETFs which track individual stocks. Most of them are leveraged single stock ETFs on popular tech names. A special case is MAGS, which tracks all the "Magnificent Seven" stocks (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla). ETF options volume in 2026rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name 10. TSLL = 60,377 = DIREXION DAILY TSLA BULL 2X SHARES [more ...]

International Equity ETF Options

ETF options volume in 2026rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name 18. EEM = 38,686 = ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF 20. KWEB = 37,076 = KRANESHARES CSI CHINA INTERNET ETF 25. EWZ = 22,923 = ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL ETF 26. EWY = 22,420 = ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA ETF 27. EFA = 21,247 = ISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF 28. FXI = 16,902 = ISHARES CHINA LARGE-CAP ETF [more ...]

Commodity ETF Options

This page lists commodity, mining, and energy ETFs with highest options volume. The list is split in two by the ETF exposure (direct commodity price or futures vs. mining or energy stocks). **Commodity Price ETFs by Options Volume.** These ETFs invest in the commodities directly or via futures, and therefore provide a more direct exposure. That said, the ETF price may still not track the underlying [more ...]

Fixed Income ETF Options

This page lists most active fixed income (government and corporate bond) ETFs by options volume. ETF options volume in 2026rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name 6. TLT = 171,140 = ISHARES 20+ YEAR TREASURY BOND ETF 16. HYG = 42,401 = ISHARES IBOXX $ HIGH YIELD CORPORATE BOND ETF 45. LQD = 9,041 = ISHARES IBOXX $ INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF 59. IEF = 4,695 [more ...]

Currency ETF Options

With currency options trading mostly over the counter and outside public exchanges, one way to trade options with FX rates exposure is currency ETF options. There are optionable ETFs on major currencies by Invesco CurrencyShares, with all their symbols starting with "FX". However, their options are very illiquid, typically trading low hundreds of option contracts per day or less. Another optionable [more ...]

Real Estate ETF Options

The selection of ETFs with real estate exposure and at least somehow liquid options is very limited. Basically there are only three: IYR (iShares U.S. Real Estate), XHB (SPDR Homebuilders), and NAIL (Direxion 3x leveraged Homebuilders). There are a few others with average daily options volume in low hundreds or less, but bid-ask spreads on these options are usually too wide to be considered for anything [more ...]

Cryptocurrency ETF Options

This page lists most active optionable cryptocurrency ETFs. The figures are average daily options volume in 2026 year-to-date, across CBOE group options exchanges. ETF options volume in 2026rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name 5. IBIT = 189,894 = iShares Bitcoin Trust 13. ETHA = 55,276 = iShares Ethereum Trust (The) 21. CONL = 35,091 = GRANITESHARES 2X LONG COIN DAILY ETF 40. [more ...]