## Cboe's New S&P Deal Opens the Door to Tokenized Options ## The renewed agreement preserves Cboe's exclusive rights to S&P 500 index options through 2051 while opening the door to pairing the flagship benchmark with blockchain infrastructure. ### In brief - Cboe Global Markets and S&P Dow Jones Indices extended their exclusive licensing agreement through 2051, and said they may collaborate on new products "beyond traditional index derivatives," including tokenized options contracts. - The tokenization plan is exploratory, not a launch—any tokenized contract would be separate from the SPX…