Options trading research: which product should you trade for zero DTE? This study compares every major option across indices, ETFs, and futures. SPX and SPY dominate for good reason, but they serve different traders. SPX gives you cash settlement and no assignment risk. SPY gives you deep liquidity and smaller sizing for smaller accounts. QQQ and IWM offer daily expirations with higher volatility but come with assignment risk. ES and MES trade nearly 24 hours with span margining. XSP is tightening fast and could be the best of both worlds soon. Plus the PDT rule change that just leveled the playing field. 📊 tastylive: tastylive.com 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 00:00 Zero DTE product selection: a fundamental piece 00:31 PDT is gone, the playing field is level 00:58 Settlement and assignment ri...