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Sep 29, 2026

Cboe extends S&P 500 options licensing deal through 2051, opens door to tokenized options

Cboe Global Markets and S&P Dow Jones Indices extended their exclusive licensing agreement for S&P 500 index options for 25 years through 2051. The agreement includes provisions for potential tokenized options products.

Sep 29, 20264 sources

Aug 6, 2026

CFTC Chairman calls for regulatory support of innovation in $1.2 quadrillion derivatives market

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that regulators must provide space for financial innovation to lead as the global derivatives market enters a new development phase, addressing one of the world's largest financial markets.

Aug 6, 20261 source

Top claims

▪A Citibank report projected the market for tokenized financial assets to be $17 billion in April 2026 and estimated it could reach $5.5 trillion by 2030
▪Cboe Global Markets and S&P Dow Jones Indices announced their S&P 500 Index options licensing extension through 2051 on September 28, 2026, continuing a partnership that originally began in 1983
▪S&P 500 Index options recorded a record 970.6 million traded contracts in 2025, averaging 3.9 million contracts per day, which represented a 25% increase from the previous year

People involved

Michael Selig

Subtopics

Crypto regulation2 DeFi derivatives1 Financial innovation1 Institutional crypto adoption1 S&P 5001 Tokenization1 Traditional finance integration1

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