The FuturesOptions Quotes page provides a way to view thelatest Optionsusing current Intraday prices, orDaily Optionsusing end-of-day prices.
Options prices are delayed at least 15 minutes, per exchange rules, and trade times are listed in CT.
Options Type
American Options: An American option is an option that can be exercised anytime during its life. American options allow option holders to exercise the option at any time prior to, and including its maturity date, thus increasing the value of the option to the holder.
European-Style Options: A European option is an option that can only be exercised at the end of its life, at its maturity. European options tend to sometimes trade at a discount to their comparable American option because American options allow investors more opportunities to exercise the contract.
Short Dated New Crop Options: The term short-dated refers to a shorter window before the option's last trading day, otherwise known as option expiration. A traditional (or long-dated) option has a longer window before the option expires. In corn, traditional December calls and puts expire in late November. In soybeans, traditional November calls and puts expire in late October. Short-dated options have the same underlying futures contract (or instrument). The underlying futures contract for corn is December, and the underlying futures contract for soybeans is November. With short-dated, there are fewer days of coverage. As an example, a July short-dated option will expire in late June, even though the underlying futures contract is December.
Calendar Spread Options: A calendar spread is an option spread established by simultaneously entering a long and short position on the same underlying asset but with different delivery months. Sometimes referred to as an interdelivery, intramarket, time or horizontal spread.
Weekly Options: Weekly options are the same as standard American Options, except they expire on a Friday.
- Week 1 options expire on the first Friday of the month
- Week 2 options expire on the second Friday of the month
- Week 3 options expire on the third Friday of the month
- Week 4 options expire on the forth Friday of the month
- Week 5 options expire on the fifth Friday of the month (if it exists)
Weekly European Options: Same as Weekly Options above but can only be exercised at the maturity date (Friday).
Monday Weekly Options: A weekly option that expires on Monday rather than Friday.
- Week 1 - 1st Friday of the month
- Week 2 - 2nd Friday of the month
- Week 3 - 3rd Friday of the month
- Week 4 - 4th Friday of the month
- Week 5 - 5th Friday of the month
Wednesday Weekly Options: A weekly option that expires on Wednesday rather than Friday.
- Week 1 - 1st Wednesday of the month
- Week 2 - 2nd Wednesday of the month
- Week 3 - 3rd Wednesday of the month
- Week 4 - 4th Wednesday of the month
- Week 5 - 5th Wednesday of the month
New Crop Options: Options with an expiration date after harvest has been completed.
CSO Consecutive: A calendar Spread where the first leg is the front month and the second leg is the next available month.
Average Price Options: A type of option where the payoff depends on the difference between the strike price and the average price of the underlying asset. If the average price of the underlying asset over a specified time period exceeds the strike price of the average price put, the payoff to the option buyer is zero. Conversely, if the average price of the underlying asset is below the strike price of such a put, the payoff to the option buyer is positive and is the difference between the strike price and the average price. An average price put is considered an exotic option, since the payoff depends on the average price of the underlying over a period of time, as opposed to a straight put, the value of which depends on the price of the underlying asset at any point in time.
Crack Spreads: The spread created in commodity markets by purchasing oil options and offsetting the position by selling gasoline and heating oil options. This investment alignment allows the investor to hedge against risk due to the offsetting nature of the securities.
Crack Spread Average Price Options: Similar to Crack Spreads above, but use Average Price options.
MidCurve Options: Eurodollar Mid-Curve options are short-dated American-style options on long-dated Eurodollar futures. These options, with a time to expiration of three months to one year, have as their underlying instrument Eurodollar futures one, two, three, four or five years out on the yield curve.
Weekly 1-Year Options: Similar to MidCurve options, but expire in 1 weeks.
Weekly 2-Year Options: Similar to MidCurve options, but expire in 2 weeks.
Weekly 3-Year Options: Similar to MidCurve options, but expire in 3 weeks.
EOM Options: End Of Month options are designed to expire on the last business day of each calendar month, offering alignment with month-end accounting cycles.
Additional Selection Criteria
Select an options expiration date from the drop-down list at the top of the table, and select "Near-the-Money" or "Show All' to view all options.
You can also view options in aStackedorSide-by-Sideview. The View setting determines how Puts and Calls are listed on the quote. For both views, "Near-the-Money" Calls are Puts are highlighted:
- Near-the-Money - Puts: Strike Price is greater than the Last Price
- Near-the-Money - Calls: Strike Price is less than the Last Price
Logged in Barchart Members can set a preference for how this page displays.
- Select your desired number of strikes
- 5 Strikes +/-
- Near-the-Money (10 Strikes +/-)
- 20 Strikes +/-
- 50 Strikes +/-
- All Strikes
- Select the page layout (Side-by-Side, Stacked)
- Choose whether you want to see Intraday or End-of-Day options prices.
- Sort the Strike column in ascending or descending order
- Finally, click the "Make this my default view" link top right of the page to save your preference for the next time you visit the page.
Data Shown on the Page
For the selected Options Expiration date, the information listed at the top of the page includes:
- Options Expiration: The last day on which an option may be exercised, or the date when an option contract ends. Also includes the number of days till options expiration (this number includes weekends and holidays).
- Price Value of Option Point: The intrinsic dollar value of one option point. To calculate the premium of an option in US Dollars, multiply the current price of the option by the option contract's point value. (Note: The point value will differ depending on the underlying commodity.)
Stacked View
AStackedview lists Puts and Calls one on top of the other, sorted by descending Strike Price. Puts are identified with a "P" after the Strike Price, while Calls are identified with a "C" after the Strike Price.
- Strike: The price at which the contract can be exercised. Strike prices are fixed in the contract. For call options, the strike price is where the shares can be bought (up to the expiration date), while for put options the strike price is the price at which shares can be sold. The difference between the underlying contract's current market price and the option's strike price represents the amount of profit per share gained upon the exercise or the sale of the option. This is true for options that are in the money; the maximum amount that can be lost is the premium paid.
- Open: The open price for the options contract for the day.
- High: The high price for the options contract for the day.
- Low: The low price for the options contract for the day.
- Last: The last traded price for the options contract.
- Change: Today's change in price
- Volume: The total number of option contracts bought and sold for the day, for that particular strike price.
- Open Interest: Open Interest is the total number of open option contracts that have been traded but not yet liquidated via offsetting trades for that date.
- Premium: The price of the options contract.
- Time: The time of the last trade for the options contract.
Side-by-Side View
ASide-by-SideView lists Calls on the left and Puts on the right.
- Last: The last traded price for the options contract.
- Volume: The total number of option contracts bought and sold for the day, for that particular strike price.
- Open Interest: Open Interest is the total number of open option contracts that have been traded but not yet liquidated via offsetting trades for that date.
- Premium: The price of the options contract.
- Strike: The price at which the contract can be exercised. Strike prices are fixed in the contract. For call options, the strike price is where the shares can be bought (up to the expiration date), while for put options the strike price is the price at which shares can be sold. The difference between the underlying contract's current market price and the option's strike price represents the amount of profit per share gained upon the exercise or the sale of the option. This is true for options that are in the money; the maximum amount that can be lost is the premium paid.
Totals
The totals listed at the bottom of the page are calculated from All calls and puts, and not just Near-the-Money options.
- Put Premium Total: The total dollar value of all put option premiums.
- Call Premium Total: The total dollar value of all call option premiums.
- Put/Call Premium Ratio: Put Premium Total / Call Premium Total
- Put Open Interest Total: The total open interest of all put options.
- Call Open Interest Total: The total open interest of all call options.
- Put/Call Open Interest Ratio: Put Open Interest Total / Call Open Interest Total.
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Options Types:
- American Options: These options can be exercised at any time during their lifespan, including the maturity date. They offer flexibility to the option holder [[1]].
- European-Style Options: These options can only be exercised at the end of their lifespan, at maturity. They tend to trade at a discount compared to American options due to the limited exercise opportunities [[2]].
Short Dated New Crop Options:
- Short-Dated Options: These options have a shorter window before their last trading day or option expiration. Traditional options have a longer window before expiration. For example, in corn, traditional December calls and puts expire in late November [[3]].
- Underlying Futures Contract: Short-dated options have the same underlying futures contract as traditional options. For corn, the underlying futures contract is December, and for soybeans, it is November [[3]].
Calendar Spread Options:
- Calendar Spread: It is an option spread where a long and short position is taken on the same underlying asset but with different delivery months. It is also known as an interdelivery, intramarket, time, or horizontal spread [[4]].
Weekly Options:
- Weekly Options: These options are similar to standard American options but expire on a Friday. They are categorized based on the week of the month they expire: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, and Week 5 (if it exists) [[5]].
- Weekly European Options: These options are similar to weekly options but can only be exercised at the maturity date, which is Friday [[5]].
- Monday Weekly Options: These weekly options expire on Monday instead of Friday. They follow a similar categorization based on the week of the month [[5]].
- Wednesday Weekly Options: These weekly options expire on Wednesday instead of Friday. They also follow a categorization based on the week of the month [[5]].
New Crop Options:
- New Crop Options: These options have an expiration date after the completion of the harvest [[6]].
Other Options:
- CSO Consecutive: It is a calendar spread where the first leg is the front month, and the second leg is the next available month [[7]].
- Average Price Options: These options' payoff depends on the difference between the strike price and the average price of the underlying asset over a specified time period [[8]].
- Crack Spreads: These spreads are created by purchasing oil options and offsetting the position by selling gasoline and heating oil options. They allow investors to hedge against risk [[9]].
- Crack Spread Average Price Options: Similar to crack spreads, these options use average price options [[9]].
- MidCurve Options: These options are short-dated American-style options on long-dated Eurodollar futures. They have different expiration periods and underlying instruments [[10]].
- EOM Options: End Of Month options are designed to expire on the last business day of each calendar month, aligning with month-end accounting cycles [[11]].
Viewing Options:
The article also mentions various ways to view options, including selecting an options expiration date, choosing "Near-the-Money" or "Show All" options, and selecting a stacked or side-by-side view [[12]].
Data Shown on the Page:
The article provides information about the data shown on the options quotes page, including options expiration, price value of option point, strike price, open price, high price, low price, last traded price, change, volume, open interest, premium, and time [[13]].
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