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Key Takeaways Cboe’s exclusive hold on SPX options now runs through 2051 after signing a new 25-year extension. Cboe said it handled a record 970.6 million SPX contracts in 2025, marking its fourth straight record year. Cboe and S&P DJI put tokenized options on the table, though there’s no actual product or launch date yet. Cboe Keeps SPX Rights Through 2051 Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices have extended a relationship dating back to 1983 for another 25 years, giving Cboe exclusive rights to offer its flagship S&P 500 Index options, or SPX, through 2051. Buried in the otherwise conventional licensing announcement, however, was a reference to something considerably newer. The companies said they may collaborate on products beyond traditional index derivatives, specifically naming tokenized options contracts. There’s no product yet, and the announcement offered no blockchain, launch date, settlement structure, or regulatory details. For now, it amounts to an option to explore the idea rather than a commitment to build it. SPX Trading Hit a Record in 2025 The reference is notable because of the size of the existing SPX market. Cboe said 970.6 million SPX options contracts traded in 2025, a record, while average daily volume reached 3.9 million contracts. Annual volume increased 25% and marked a fourth consecutive yearly record. SPX options have been around since 1983 and provide cash-settled exposure to movements in the S&P 500. The new agreement effectively preserves the existing arrangement for another generation while allowing Cboe and S&P DJI to consider how the franchise could change as financial markets experiment with tokenized assets. S&P DJI CEO Catherine Clay described that broader objective in terms of giving investors different ways to access the benchmark, stating: “The S&P 500 is the definitive barometer of U.S. equity market performance and the most widely tracked index…