ETF options are options whose underlying is an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Some ETF options, like the SPY, QQQ, or EEM options, are among the most heavily traded.
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). See also most active stocks and indices by options volume. rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name1. SPY = 2,806,621 = SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust2. QQQ = 926,038 = Invesco QQQ Trust Series 13. IWM = 262,005 = iShares Russell 2000 [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.** rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name1. [more ...]
Sector ETF Options
rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name11. XLF = 39,705 = Financial Select Sector SPDR13. KRE = 36,691 = SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF14. SOXL = 32,202 = Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares16. GDX = 26,865 = VanEck Gold Miners ETF18. XLE = 26,153 = The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund24. XLI = 17,505 = Industrial Select Sector SPDR26. XBI = 14,641 [more ...]
International Equity ETF Options
rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name10. EEM = 44,255 = iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF19. FXI = 24,270 = iShares China Large-Cap ETF20. EFA = 21,397 = iShares MSCI EAFE ETF17. EWZ = 26,670 = iShares MSCI Brazil ETF22. KWEB = 18,926 = KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF44. ASHR = 3,761 = Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF60. YINN = 1,849 [more ...]
Commodity ETF Options
rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name7. SLV = 61,644 = iShares Silver Trust8. GLD = 47,475 = SPDR Gold Shares ETF16. GDX = 26,865 = VanEck Gold Miners ETF18. XLE = 26,153 = The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund23. UNG = 18,366 = United States Natural Gas Fund30. USO = 8,753 = United States Oil Fund32. BOIL = 7,958 = ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas 2x Shares35. [more ...]
Fixed Income ETF Options
rank symbol avg_daily_volume etf_name6. TLT = 62,154 = iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF12. HYG = 37,550 = iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF40. LQD = 4,414 = iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF52. TMF = 2,561 = Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares56. TBT = 2,194 = PowerShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ProShares 2x Shares57. IEF = 2,049 [more ...]
Real Estate ETF Options
The selection of ETFs with real estate exposure and liquid options is very limited. Basically there are only two: IYR (iShares U.S. Real Estate) and XHB (SPDR Homebuilders). There are a few others with average daily options volume mostly in low hundreds, but bid-ask spreads on these options are usually too wide to be considered for anything other than long-term positions with single option strategies. [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 or less per day. The currency ETF with [more ...]