Option
symbols:
Root symbol + Month code + Strike price code
A root option symbol is
not the same as the stock ticker symbol. Download the
file of option root symbols. It is organized as:
Stock
symbol, Option root symbol
Click
here to download the file (January 24, 2002)
Additional information:
the tables of strike price codes and month codes.
|
Strike
Price Codes
|
| Code |
Strike
Prices
|
| A |
5 |
105 |
205 |
305 |
405 |
505 |
| B |
10 |
110 |
210 |
310 |
410 |
510 |
| C |
15 |
115 |
215 |
315 |
415 |
515 |
| D |
20 |
120 |
220 |
320 |
420 |
520 |
| E |
25 |
125 |
225 |
325 |
425 |
525 |
| F |
30 |
130 |
230 |
330 |
430 |
530 |
| G |
35 |
135 |
235 |
335 |
435 |
535 |
| H |
40 |
140 |
240 |
340 |
440 |
540 |
| I |
45 |
145 |
245 |
345 |
445 |
545 |
| J |
50 |
150 |
250 |
350 |
450 |
550 |
| K |
55 |
155 |
255 |
355 |
455 |
555 |
| L |
60 |
160 |
260 |
360 |
460 |
560 |
| M |
65 |
165 |
265 |
365 |
465 |
565 |
|
| Code |
Strike
Prices
|
| N |
70 |
170 |
270 |
370 |
470 |
570 |
| O |
75 |
175 |
275 |
375 |
475 |
575 |
| P |
80 |
180 |
280 |
380 |
480 |
580 |
| Q |
85 |
185 |
285 |
385 |
485 |
585 |
| R |
90 |
190 |
290 |
390 |
490 |
590 |
| S |
95 |
195 |
295 |
395 |
495 |
595 |
| T |
100 |
200 |
300 |
400 |
500 |
600 |
| U |
7.5 |
37.5 |
67.5 |
97.5 |
127.5 |
157.5 |
| V |
12.5 |
42.5 |
72.5 |
102.5 |
132.5 |
162.5 |
| W |
17.5 |
47.5 |
77.5 |
107.5 |
137.5 |
167.5 |
| X |
22.5 |
52.5 |
82.5 |
112.5 |
142.5 |
172.5 |
| Y |
27.5 |
57.5 |
87.5 |
117.5 |
147.5 |
177.5 |
| Z |
32.5 |
62.5 |
92.5 |
122.5 |
152.5 |
182.5 |
|
|
Expiration Month
Codes
| |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
| Calls |
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
G
|
H
|
I
|
J
|
K
|
L
|
| Puts |
M
|
N
|
O
|
P
|
Q
|
R
|
S
|
T
|
U
|
V
|
W
|
X
|
|
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