CPER - United States Copper Index Fund
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing to the fullest extent possible in the Benchmark Component Copper Futures Contracts. The SCI is designed to reflect the performance of the investment returns from a portfolio of copper futures contracts on the Commodity Exchange, Inc. exchange ("COMEX").
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $38.17, ATM IV 32.8%, max pain $34.00, net GEX $4.4M.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $255.1M
- Beta
- 0.67
- 52-Week Range
- 27.08-40.78
- IPO Date
- Nov 15, 2011
- Exchange
- AMEX
What CPER Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 35.0% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($4.4M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.042) prices puts richer than calls, the typical equity downside-protection skew.
What This Page Covers
The CPER overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked CPER overview questions
- What is CPER?
- CPER is the ticker symbol for United States Copper Index Fund, an listed exchange-traded fund. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing to the fullest extent possible in the Benchmark Component Copper Futures Contracts. The SCI is designed to reflect the performance of the investment returns from a portfolio of copper futures contracts on the Commodity Exchange, Inc. Listed on AMEX. CPER is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the CPER options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the CPER options snapshot shows spot at $38.17, ATM IV 32.8%, IV rank 35.0%, max pain $34.00, net GEX $4.4M, expected move 9.40%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are CPER's key statistics?
- United States Copper Index Fund (CPER) carries a market capitalization of $255.1M, 52-week range of 27.08-40.78. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does CPER belong to?
- United States Copper Index Fund operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare CPER's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the CPER data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.