The first exchange-traded fund promising to actively trade so-called “zero-day to expiry” or “0DTE” options made its market debut on Thursday, and two more are expected to launch in the not-too-distant future.
The other two funds will be called the Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options Income ETF and the Defiance R2000 Enhanced Options Income ETF . A representative for Defiance said JEPY is expected to start trading next week, while IWMY is expected to launch in the near future, although exact dates have not yet been set.
The option-selling strategy is similar to the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income JEPI, which has seen its assets under management soar in 2023 thanks to its strategy of boosting returns by selling covered-call options.