CME E-mini NASDAQ 100 Future Options offered by the CME exchange are available for trading at IBKR by entering the symbol NQ into one of our trading platforms. After entering the symbol, select Futures Options, then select an expiry and trading class.
| Trading Class | Listed Contracts | Termination of Trading | |
| American Options | NQ | Quarterly contracts (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) listed for 5 consecutive quarters and 4 additional December contract months. | 9:30 a.m. ET on the 3rd Friday of the contract quarter. |
| End of Month | QNE | Monthly contracts listed for 4 consecutive months. | 4:00 p.m. ET on the last business day of the contract month. |
| Weekly Monday Options | Q1A,Q2A,Q3A,Q4A,Q5A | Weekly contracts listed for 4 consecutive weeks. No weekly contract listed the week of the EOM option expiration. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday of the contract week. |
| Weekly Options | QN1,QN2,QN3,QN4 | 4 weekly contracts listed for week 1, week 2 and week 4 and 3 contracts, including Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Friday of the contract week. |
| Weekly Thursday Options | Q1D,Q2D,Q3D,Q4D,Q5D | Weekly contracts listed for 2 weeks. List a new weekly contract on the last trading day of the expiring weekly contract. No weekly contract listed if the expiration would occur on the same day as the monthly option expiration. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday of the contract week. |
| Weekly Tuesday Options | Q1B,Q2B,Q3B,Q4B,Q5B | Weekly contracts listed for 2 weeks. List a new weekly contract on the last trading day of the expiring weekly contract. No weekly contract listed if the expiration would occur on the same day as the monthly option expiration. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday of the contract week. |
| Weekly Wednesday Options | Q1C,Q2C,Q3C,Q4C,Q5C | Weekly contracts listed for 4 weeks. No weekly contract listed the week of the EOM option expiration. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday of the contract week. |
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