TradingView expands options data to four more exchanges

Which exchanges were added

TradingView has expanded options data to Euronext, B3, Korea Exchange and TFEX. In Options search, use EURONEXT:, BMFBOVESPA:, KRX: or TFEX:. Exceptions include OSL: and MIL: for Oslo and Milan stock underlyings, and FTSE: for FTSE MIB.

This makes more contracts discoverable in the research interface. Finding a result, understanding its terms and having permission to trade it are separate questions. The next step is identifying the exact contract rather than relying only on a familiar company or index name.

Why one underlying can have many options

TradingView’s options-chain guide describes a chain as a list of contracts for an underlying asset, with fields such as strike, expiration and premium. It offers call, put and combined views and ways to filter by expiration and strike. The underlying is the asset the contracts relate to; a chain organizes the different contracts associated with it.

That means finding the right company or index does not finish the search. Two rows can refer to the same underlying but different dates or strikes. They are different contracts, with different terms. Use the full contract identity when making notes or comparing quotes, rather than shortening everything to the underlying’s name.

An example of a mistaken comparison

Imagine a fictional underlying named Example Index. One row is a call with strike 100 expiring on a nearer date. Another is a call with strike 100 expiring on a later date. A third is a put with strike 100 on the nearer date. The shared number 100 does not make all three rows interchangeable.

If a screenshot shows a quoted value of two for the first row and five for the second, writing “the same option costs more elsewhere” would miss the date difference. These invented figures might describe different contracts rather than a difference between venues. The first job is to establish identity before interpreting the numerical gap.

A useful comparison sheet can give separate columns to venue, underlying, call or put, strike, expiration, quote type and observation time. You do not need to fill every field with jargon. Plain labels make it much easier to notice that one item changed while several others stayed the same.

Keep discovery, data and execution separate

Think of the research process as three questions. Can you locate the instrument? Can you understand the data being displayed? Can your particular account act on that instrument under its own terms? A successful answer to the first question does not supply the answers to the other two.

For example, finding a new symbol in a search result is evidence that you located that symbol. It is not evidence that an order has been submitted, that a displayed quote is immediately executable, or that a broker has approved the account for that product. Keeping those statements separate makes an explanation more accurate without making it harder to read.

Before comparing two records from different exchanges, also check the labels attached to their units and prices. If one value is expressed in a different currency or contract convention, a numerical comparison alone is incomplete. Record the mismatch and investigate the contract specification rather than treating the smaller printed number as the cheaper alternative.

A focused way to explore the added coverage

Start with one underlying you can identify confidently. Use the appropriate prefix, confirm the result’s venue, then inspect a small number of contracts with clearly stated dates and strikes. Expanding across markets is easier once you can describe a single record correctly in one sentence.

The interaction below compares two fictional contract records; it is not an execution terminal. The update makes more instruments discoverable from the same research environment. Its practical value depends on what you do next: read the contract details, preserve the relevant labels and make comparisons that actually concern equivalent observations. That produces a useful research trail rather than a collection of superficially similar prices.