Where are DJX options traded?
DJX options are traded exclusively on the CBOE, the world’s leading options marketplace. CBOE revolutionized options trading in 1973 by creating the first listed options. It is only natural that CBOE, the creator of and leader in listed options trading, offers investors options on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In 1983, CBOE created the world’s first index options product – options based on the S&P 100 Index. Known as OEX, this product is the most actively traded index options contract in the world. Additionally, CBOE trades options based on 11 broad-market indexes – including the S&P 500 Index, which is generally considered to be the performance benchmark for the market followed by institutional funds; the Russell 2000 Index, a measure of the performance of small companies; and the Nasdaq- 100 Index, a benchmark of OTC issues. Options trading at CBOE is conducted by “open-outcry” on a 45,000-square-foot trading floor. This floor is supported by state-of-the-art systems and automati
