Reduce single-stock volatility by trading a basket of stocks to lower your risk2
Make short or long-term assumptions with a wide range of expirations
Play your index trade all the way up to expiration on select index products3
Get exposure to multiple asset classes and sectors with index ETFs, index futures and index options
Keep up to date on index markets with over 15 index watchlists and their respective components
Index futures can offer new insights regarding local and global financial markets, and the outlook for the upcoming trading session
With tastyworks, you can trade an index (i.e. the S&P 500, NASDAQ100, VIX and many more) on our award-winning platform.1 Utilize different products for your portfolio - from cash-settled indices, ETFs, ETNs, index options and futures - to suit your account size and risk tolerance.
You can trade options on an index instead of speculating on individual components of the index using e.g. the SPX, VIX, SPC, RUT, DJX, RUT, VRO
Gain access to greater leverage4 when you trade index futures. Hedge your portfolio with equity index futures
Diversify your portfolio with index ETFs (exchange traded funds ETFs), a more capital efficient way of gaining exposure to a specific index
Symbol | Root | Monthly/Weekly |
VIX | VIX | both |
SPX | SPX | both |
XSP | XSP | both |
NDX | NDX | monthly |
NDX | NDX P | weekly |
RUT | RUT | monthly |
RUT | RUT W | weekly |
DJX | DJX | monthly |
MNX | MNX | monthly |
OEX | OEX | both |
XEO | XEO | both |
RVX | RVX | monthly |
Symbol | Name |
/ES | E-Mini S&P 500 |
/MES | Micro E-Mini S&P 500 |
/NQ | E-Mini NASDAQ 100 |
/MNQ | Micro E-Mini NASDAQ 100 |
/YM | E-Mini Dow |
/MYM | Micro E-Mini Dow |
/RTY | E-Mini Russell 2000 |
/M2K | Micro E-Mini Russell 2000 |
With tastyworks, you can explore and trade some of the most traded indices from around the world. Some of the most popular indices you can choose from on our platform include:
Indices |
S&P 500 |
NASDAQ 100 |
Russell 2000 |
VIX |
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) |
Smalls |
STIX |
SM75 |
SCCX |
S420 |
When trading indices with tastyworks, the fee structure is different from other option products.
Familiarize yourself with the fees and costs of trading indices:
Symbol | Description | Fee per contract |
SPX | S&P 500 | $0.65 |
RUT | Russell 2000 | $0.18 |
VIX | CBOE Market Volatility Index | $0.65 |
OEX | S&P 100 (American-style exercise) | $0.40 |
XEO | S&P 100 (European-style exercise) | $0.40 |
DJX | Dow Jones Industrial Average 1/100 | $0.18 |
NDX | NASDAQ 100 | $0.18 |
XSP | Mini-SPX5 | $0.00/$0.04 |
An index is a basket of publicly listed companies' stock, that captures an entire market or are specific to an industry sector, segment, a particular market or region.
Indices work by giving you the opportunity to trade a basket of stocks in a specific index with each stock possibly having a different weight.
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Get access to curated watchlists for a broad overview of indices and get trade inspiration with Follow Feed and video feed
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2 Volatility still exists with indices due to economic forecasts and occurrences such as natural disasters, pandemics, and geopolitical events.
3 The non-quarterly options on equity indices futures do not settle to cash (they settle to the future)
4 Leverage – Notional value/margin of 1 short option or 1 futures contract. Increased leverage can substantially increase risk and loss to your portfolio in the event of adverse market movements.
5 XSP contract fees are as follows: $0.00 for less than 10 contracts per leg and $0.04 for 10 contracts per leg or more.