| Oslo Listed Stock Options | |
| Contract size | One option normally equals rights over 100 underlying shares. |
| Unit of trading | 100 at contract initiation [1] |
| Pricing unit/quotation | NOK per share |
| Minimum price movement (tick size) | Central Order Book: If the premium of an order at order entry is below or equal to NOK 0.25, the tick size is NOK 0.01 (NOK 1 per contract); if the premium of an order at order entry is between NOK 0.25 and 4.00, the tick size is NOK 0.05 (NOK 5 per contract); if the premium of an order at order entry is between NOK 4.00 and 8.00, the tick size is NOK 0.10 (NOK 10 per contract); if the premium of an order at order entry is above NOK 8.00, the tick size is NOK 0.25 (NOK 25 per contract). Large-in-Scale Facility: NOK 0.0001 (NOK 0.01 per contract) |
| Option style | American style Holders of long positions are entitled to exercise their options before the expiration date. |
| Expiry months | Weekly; 1, 2, 3 monthly; 6, 9, 12 months quarterly (of the March, June, September, December cycle); 18, 24 months half yearly (of the June, December cycle). See the document "Expiry Months Listed Per Class" in "Related documentation" to find out which expiry months are listed per class. |
| Introduction of new exercise prices and exercise price intervals | See the document "Euronext Series Introduction Policy for Individual Equity Option Contracts" in "Related documentation" to find the series introduction policy. |
| Introduction of new expiry months | New expiry months are available for trading on the first business day after the expiry of a maturity. |
| Wholesale services | "Large-in-Scale Facility. See the “LIS Thresholds” document for the minimum size thresholds." |
| Euronext market | Oslo |
| Last trading day | Trading ceases on the third Friday of the expiry month. In the event that the third Friday is not a business day, the Last Trading Day shall normally be the last business day preceding the third Friday. |
| Exercise | Exercise is possible until 19:45 CET/ CEST on any business day, including third Fridays [2] |
| Settlement | Physical delivery of 100 shares (or other such number of shares as determined by the terms of the contract) through the settlement system of Euronext Clearing. |
| Settlement day | Two business days after the exercise day |
| Option premium | Payable in full by the buyer on the business day following a transaction |
| Clearing organization | Euronext Clearing |
| Trading hours | Central Order Book Call Phase: 07:30 - 09:01 CET/CEST Continuous Trading: 09:01 – 16:20 CET/CEST Large-in-Scale Facility 07:30 – 18:30 CET/CEST |
| Trading platform | Optiq |
| Algorithm | Central order book applies a price-time trading algorithm with priority given to the first order at the best price. |
| Last update | 20 April 2026 |
| [1] Apart from exceptions or temporary adjustments for corporate actions. See the document "Unusual Contract sizes" in "Related documentation" to find an overview of non-standard contract size classes. [2] On the Last Trading Day, in-the-money options are automatically exercised, unless contrary instructions are received from the client/member. Please check the exact exercise rules with your clearing member. | |
| In the United States these products may only be offered and sold to prescribed entities under specified conditions. |