CME Micro E-mini S&P 500 Futures and Option on Futures offered by the CME exchange are available for trading at IBKR by entering the symbol is MES. After entering the ticker MES select Futures followed by the contract month or select Futures Options followed by Last Trading Date and Instrument. The available CME Micro E-mini S&P 500 Option on Futures with IBKR are listed in the chart.
| Trading Class | Listed Contracts | Termination of Trading | |
| American Options | MES | Quarterly contracts (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) listed for 2 consecutive quarters. | 9:30 a.m. ET on the 3rd Friday of the contract month. |
| End of Month | EX | Monthly contracts listed for 3 consecutive months. | 4:00 p.m. ET on the last business day of the contract month. |
| Weekly Monday Option | X1A,X2A,X3A,X4A,X5A | Weekly contracts listed for 1 consecutive week. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday of the contract week. |
| Weekly Option | EX1,EX2,EX3,EX4 | Weekly contracts (EX1,EX2,EX4) listed for 3 weeks and 6 weeks EX3, inclusive of March Quarterly expires. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Friday of the contract week. |
| Weekly Thursday Options | X1D,X2D,X3D,X4D,X5D | Weekly contracts listed for 1 consecutive week. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday of the contract week. |
| Weekly Tuesday Options | X1B,X2B,X3B,X4B,X5B | Weekly contracts listed for 1 consecutive week. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday of the contract week. |
| Weekly Wednesday Options | X1C,X2C,X3C,X4C,X5C | Weekly contracts listed for 1 consecutive week. | 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday of the contract week. |
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