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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Options Trader Alert #2018 - 5
Nasdaq PHLX Introduces Monday Weekly Expirations For SPY Options

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Subject to regulatory approval, Nasdaq PHLX will expand the Short Term Option Series Program to list for trading options series on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) which expire on Mondays.

Listing of Monday SPY Expirations

On February 16, 2018, PHLX anticipates listing Monday SPY Expirations for trading with the following expiration dates:

  • February 26, 2018
  • March 5, 2018
  • March 12, 2018
  • March 19, 2018
  • March 26, 2018

The next listing date will be February 23, 2018, where PHLX will list Monday SPY Expirations with an expiration date of April 2, 2018.

Monday SPY Expirations will be listed for trading on any Friday that is a business day. If a Friday is not a business day, the series may be opened on the first business day immediately following that Friday. As with SPY Wednesdays, PHLX may list up to five consecutive and no more than five total Monday SPY Expirations at one time.

Trading Hours

Regular trading hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Eastern.

Expiration

PHLX may list Monday SPY Expirations in the same week in which monthly, Friday weekly, and Wednesday weekly option series in SPY expire. PHLX will not list Monday SPY Expirations on a Monday in which Quarterly Options Series already exist. If the Monday in which the series expires is not a business day, the series shall expire on the first business day immediately following that Monday.

Strike Intervals

The minimum interval between strike prices for Monday SPY Expirations will be $0.50, the same as for current options within the Short Term Options Series Program.

For a complete description of Monday SPY Expirations, please see SR-Phlx-2017-103.

Additional Exchange Listings

Pending SEC action, the remaining Nasdaq options exchanges (Nasdaq Options Market (NOM), Nasdaq BX Options, Nasdaq ISE, Nasdaq GEMX, and Nasdaq MRX) will list SPY Monday Expirations.


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