FAQ – New Treasury options for each day of the week
From CME Group: 2025-06-05 18:46:00
- The naming convention for Weekly Treasury Options (WTOs) includes a symbol, week of the month, month code, and year. Different symbols represent each day of the week, with specific codes for each tenor of Treasury futures.
- At any given time, two expirations for Monday-Thursday WTOs and three for Friday WTOs will be listed for each Treasury futures product, with varying days to expiration.
- New WTO expirations will be listed three hours after the current option expires, with specific dates for each day of the week.
- Monday-Thursday WTOs will auto-exercise in or out-of-the-money options at 2:00 p.m. CT, while Friday WTOs allow contrary instructions until 4:00 p.m. CT.
- If a WTO expiration falls on a holiday, it will not be listed, and Friday options will expire on the previous business day.
- Strike increments for WTOs vary by Treasury product, ranging from 1/8 of one point for 2-Year Note options to ½ of one point for U.S. Treasury Bond options.
- All WTOs exercise physically into their underlying Treasury futures contracts, following the Options Expiration Calendar for specific quarterly contract exercise.
- For additional questions, contact David Reif, Executive Director of Interest Rates, or Brendan Wilson, Manager of Interest Rates.
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