Index Option Symbology
Some index options are split up into multiple tickers to determine the settlement style. Example: SPX is split into SPX and SPXW for weekly options. Below is a table of all known symbol splits that you need to account for.
| Index Ticker (Normally AM) | Weekly Options (Normally PM) | Quarterly | PM Settled | Other Symbols |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPX | SPXW | SPXQ | SPXPM | |
| VIX | VIXW | |||
| RUT | RUTW | RUTQ | ||
| NDX | NDXP | |||
| DJIA | ||||
| OEX | ||||
| RUI | ||||
| XSPA | XSP | XSPPM, XSPAM |
INFO
As of 2018-12-21, SPXPM is no longer used. As of 2014-07-02, SPXQ is no longer used.