SQMX - FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF
SQMX utilizes a target outcome strategy with FLEX Options to provide a buffer against the first 12. 44% of losses in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF over a three-month Target Outcome Period. In exchange for this protection, the fund sets an upside cap of at least 3%.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $18.2M
- Beta
- 0.20
- 52-Week Range
- 31.96-34.365
- IPO Date
- Jan 10, 2025
- Exchange
- CBOE
SQMX Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for SQMX is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The SQMX 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 SQMX overview questions
- What is SQMX?
- SQMX is the ticker symbol for FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. SQMX utilizes a target outcome strategy with FLEX Options to provide a buffer against the first 12. 44% of losses in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF over a three-month Target Outcome Period. Listed on CBOE. SQMX 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 are SQMX's key statistics?
- FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF (SQMX) carries a market capitalization of $18.2M, 52-week range of 31.96-34.365. 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 SQMX belong to?
- FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Max Buffer ETF 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 SQMX'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 SQMX data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for SQMX, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. 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.