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GLD |
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| SPX |
1315.99 |
20.77 |
| VIX |
22.01 |
-3.09 |
| SLV |
27.68 |
-0.11 |
| GLD |
154.65 |
0.10 |
| GVZ |
20.69 |
-2.60 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Volatility Indexes for Options on ETFs
CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index - GVZ
CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index - OVX
CBOE Silver ETF Volatility Index - VXSLV
CBOE Gold Miners ETF Volatility Index - VXGDX
CBOE Energy Sector ETF Volatility Index - VXXLE
Price Charts
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