Plus500 Launches Weekly Options CFDs Across Key Commodities and Indices

Plus500 has expanded its derivatives offering with the introduction of weekly options contracts for differences (CFDs), starting with gold, oil, the Nasdaq 100, and the S&P 500. The new products reset every seven days and are designed to give traders more frequent opportunities to engage with short-term market movements.

According to the broker, the weekly options have been developed with active traders in mind, particularly those seeking to respond to short-term price volatility. While the products are technically available to all Plus500 clients, actual access will depend on local regulatory approvals. At present, the weekly options CFDs are available only outside the United States through Plus500’s CFD platform.

The launch comes amid growing global demand for options trading. In 2025, US-listed options reached a record for the sixth consecutive year, with total trading volume climbing to 15.2 billion contracts, up 26 per cent year-on-year. Average daily volume reached around 61 million contracts, reflecting broad-based growth across different market segments.

Commodities and index options have also seen strong activity. Gold options trading on CME’s COMEX reached a record average daily volume of 156,000 contracts in October 2025, before easing to 96,000 contracts in December. Index options averaged roughly 5 million contracts per day during the year, including about 3.9 million contracts daily in SPX options.

Weekly options represent an extension of Plus500’s existing derivatives suite. The broker offers options CFDs in most of its operating jurisdictions, while in the United States it provides regulated access to futures and options trading rather than CFDs.

Regulatory scrutiny around options CFDs remains high. While brokers in the UK and Europe are required to disclose the proportion of losing retail clients, losses are not broken down by specific product types. In Australia, regulators recently reported that 85 per cent of retail clients trading options CFDs lost money in 2025, though no further detail was provided on client suitability for these products.