Cboe has extended Russell 2000 options to near 24-hour trading as zero days to expiration (0DTE) contracts now drive 23% of the index's total volume.

Cboe has expanded trading hours for Russell 2000 Index options, allowing them to trade almost 24 hours a day, five days a week. The extended hours are aimed at investors in Europe and Asia-Pacific From 12 February 2026, cash settled Russell 2000 Index (RUT) options and Russell 2000 Index Weeklys (RUTW) are available during Cboe’s Global Trading Hours (GTH) session. This means RUT options can be traded alongside S&P 500 (SPX), Mini SPX (XSP) and Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) options f