Moomoo’s investors gained access to Nasdaq’s newly launched Monday and Wednesday weekly options this week, as the investment platform rolled out the expanded expirations.

The move delivers trading flexibility, allowing users to align options’ strategies more precisely with market events and opportunities. As a strategic partner of Nasdaq, moomoo celebrated the introduction of these groundbreaking products by livestreaming an exclusive discussion for its global community, featuring Moomoo US chief executive officer Neil McDonald and Nasdaq head of US options sales Tanya Patwa.

This launch follows recent US Securities & Exchange Commission approval for Nasdaq to expand options expirations for a premier group of high-profile securities. The list includes the ‘magnificent seven’ stocks to nine major names: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, Alphabet, Microsoft and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. This move offers traders more granularity and flexibility, aligning single-stock options closer to the daily expirations seen in major indices.

Locally, Moomoo Australia and New Zealand saw a steep increase in options trading on its platform in 2025, and expects the new weekly options for some of the biggest US stocks to have strong appeal in the local market.

“We witnessed a big increase in options trading among local investors in 2025. Our data shows the number of US options transactions surged significantly year-over-year. So the introduction of Monday and Wednesday options is perfectly timed. In fact, this is the kind of initiative that may draw in new investors to options trading. Given access and understanding, traders are always keen to make the most of market opportunities,” said Moomoo Australia and New Zealand CEO Michael McCarthy.

“User sharing in the moomoo community showcases that options are more than just speculative tools. Users actively leverage options to lock in entry costs, enhance profit potential, capitalise on market swings, and build a steady income strategy.”

The company notes that the enrichment of expiration cycles makes key options metrics like Implied Volatility (IV) more granular and event-sensitive. Traders must be mindful of risks, such as gamma exposure, especially around the expiration of short-dated options.

To help traders navigate this dynamic environment confidently, moomoo provides a suite of intuitive, real-time tools:

The Options Chain presents all available contracts for a stock or an ETF, sorted by expiration date and strike price. It displays key real-time data – including premiums, volume, Greeks, and IV – or calls and puts, enabling quick opportunity and risk assessment.

The Options Price Calculator allows investors to model how an option’s theoretical price may change based on the three key factors: time to expiry, underlying stock price, and IV. This helps in evaluating the reasonableness of a current price and planning entry/exit timing.

“The launch of Monday and Wednesday options on the Nasdaq is making options trading more accessible and immediate to investors,” Michael McCarthy said. “At a global level, moomoo is proud to be a part of this new era and will continue to equip our users with the best tools and education to navigate the markets effectively.”