Broad-Based Index Options

Note: Broad-based index options are considered by the IRS as section 1256 contracts. - see the topic Section 1256 Contracts.

Since most brokers do not provide proper identification of broad-based index options, TradeLog verifies the symbols defined in the Global Options settings and imports these as FUT-XXX in the type column, where XXX is the point multiplier.

Currently, TradeLog automatically identifies the following index options as futures: see Classifications of Exchange-Traded Index Options. A user may also define additional securities as broad-based index options in the Global Options settings (see Broad-Based Index Options Settings).

Index	Symbol	Exchange	Multiplier
AMEX Airline Index	XAL	AMEX	100
AMEX Biotechnology Index	BTK	AMEX	100
AMEX Computer Technology Index	XCI	AMEX	100
AMEX Defense Index	DFI	AMEX	100
AMEX Gold BUGS Index	HUI	AMEX	100
AMEX Japan Index	JPN	AMEX	100
AMEX Major Market Index	XMI	AMEX	100
AMEX Natural Gas Index	XNG	AMEX	100
AMEX Oil Index	XOI	AMEX	100
AMEX Pharmaceutical Index	DRG	AMEX	100
AMEX Securities Broker/Dealer Index	XBD	AMEX	100
CBOE Gold Index	GOX	CBOE	100
CBOE Internet Index	INX	CBOE	100
CBOE Oil Index	OIX	CBOE	100
Dow Jones E-Mini	YM	CBOE	5
Dow Jones Industrial Average	DJX	CBOE	100
Dow Jones Transportation Average	DTX	CBOE	100
Dow Jones Utilities Average	DUX	CBOE	100
FTSE Eurotop 100 Index	EUR	AMEX	100
Inter@ctive Week Internet Index	IIX	AMEX	100
Morgan Stanley Commodity Related Equity Index	CRX	AMEX	100
Morgan Stanley Consumer Index	CMR	AMEX	100
Morgan Stanley Cyclical Index	CYC	AMEX	100
Morgan Stanley Retail Index	MVR	CBOE	100
Morgan Stanley Technology Index	MSH	AMEX	100
Nasdaq-100	NDX, ND	CBOE	100
Nasdaq-100 E-Mini	MNX	CBOE	100
Nasdaq-100 E-Mini	NQ	CME	20
PHLX Defense Sector	DFX	PHLX	100
PHLX Drug Sector	RXS	PHLX	100
PHLX Housing Sector	HGX	PHLX	100
PHLX Oil Service Sector	OSX	PHLX	100
PHLX Semiconductor Sector	SOX	PHLX	100
PHLX Utility SectorPHLX/KBW Bank Index	UTY	PHLX	100
PHLX/KBW Bank Index	BKX	PHLX	100
Russell 1000 Index	RUI	CBOE	100
Russell 2000 Index	RUT	CBOE	100
S&P 100 Index	OEX,SP 100	CBOE	100
S&P 400 Index	MID	AMEX	100
S&P 500 E-Mini	ES	CBOE	50
S&P 500 Index	SPX,SZP, SP 500	CBOE	100
S&P SmallCap 600 Index	SML	CBOE	100
TheStreet.com Internet Sector	DOT	PHLX	100
	XPC		250
	XPP		250

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