Exchange Traded Options for Institutional investors

Exchange Traded Options (ETOs) provide fund managers and other institutional investors with existing equity portfolios the potential to reduce risk, generate extra income, reduce market impact costs and manage capital gains implications.

 ASX Equity OTC Clear

A felxible, secure and offsetting clearing service tailored for buy-side customers as an alternative to over-the-counter (OTC) options 

Buy-Write Encyclopaedia (August 2012) PDF 12.8MB  

A study that examines the investment performance of passive and active implementations of a buy-write strategy over the top 30 stock in the market

 

Institutional options booklets

The ASX guides to options usage for professionals.

Important indices

Trading information

SPI V XJO EFPs (PDF 132KB)

Further information about trading processes, trading hours and margins for the ETO market.

Contact Us

Graham O'Brien
Business Development Manager
+ 61 (0) 2 9227 0672
graham.obrien@asx.com.au

SEC 'No Action' Relief Granted

The Securities & Exchange Commission in the United States (SEC) has granted 'No Action' Relief in relation to ASX equity and index options enabling registered broker-dealers and large financial institutions in the US to deal in ASX Exchange Traded Options.

Australian Research

Product information, academic research and strategy examples proving options can add value to equity portfolios

Options Industry Council Corner

Options Industry Council

Research sponsored by the United States Options Industry Council

Buy-Write

Collar

General Study

  • The Changing Risk Managment Landscape in Derivatives (PDF 222KB)  

     

     

    The Options Industry Council (OIC) was created as a non profit organization to increase awareness, knowledge and responsible usage of exchange-listed equity options among retail investors, their financial advisors and institutional investors. Today, its sponsors include BATS Options, the Boston Options Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the International Securities Exchange, NASDAQ OMX PHLX, NASDAQ Options Market, NYSE Amex, NYSE Arca and The Options Clearing Corporation.

    Certain content on this webpage is licensed from third parties who do not hold an Australian financial services licence. The content of this webpage is solely for educational purposes and must not be considered to be a recommendation for the purchase or sale of any particular financial products (including any derivatives, securities or other financial instruments), or to be any form of investment or financial product advice associated with any particular financial products (including any derivatives, securities or other financial instruments). The content hereof does not solicit or propose the purchase or sale of any financial product (including any derivatives, securities or other financial instruments) or offer to provide brokerage or any other financial service  as that term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), as amended.  The content hereof is not intended to make solicitation of investment interest to trade any financial products through a trading system of any derivatives exchanges or to settle any obligations under derivatives transactions through a clearing system of any derivatives clearing houses.  Options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors.  Investors should consult local derivatives business operators or derivatives exchanges/clearing houses that are legally organised and appropriately licensed if there is any intention to invest in options.

    The usage, practices, products or services referred to in the OIC Licensed Content may not accurately reflect the usage, practices, products or services of ASX.

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