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State of the Options Industry Q3 2026: Volume Growth Concentrated in Index and ETF Options Here's what stands out ⬇️
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Zacks Investment Management closed the markets! 🔔 @zacksinvestmgmt is a Chicago based firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Zacks Investment Research, one of the largest independent research companies in the United States.
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Dropping tomorrow: a new episode of The Long and Short of It with Natalie Reed 🎙️ Natalie sits down with Alan Roldan of WallachBeth Capital to explore the rapidly growing world of FLEX options and what they mean for today's markets. Tune in tomorrow, or subscribe today to get new episodes delivered directly to your inbox: bit.ly/4iwH5Ly
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State of the Options Industry Q3 2026: Volume Growth Concentrated in Index and ETF Options Here's what stands out ⬇️
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FLEX Options Activity In other industry news, two new exchanges launched near quarter-end, bringing the industry total to 20, run by six operators.
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Social Responsibility Chicago opened the markets! @SRChgo is a membership organization serving to accelerate positive change by providing purposeful, relevant resources that inspire ideas and new possibilities for social impact in Chicagoland.
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Global X closed the markets! 🔔 Over nearly two decades, @GlobalXETFs has established a reputation as an asset manager that empowers investors with unexplored and intelligent investment solutions. The firm has over $90bn in assets under management and recently launched three ETFs on Cboe, including the Global X MLCC & Electronic Components ETF (MLCC), the Global X LLM ETF (LLMA), and the Global X Small Modular Reactor ETF (SMRZ), which seek to provide exposure to specialized segments of the technology supply chain.
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In today's Macro Volatility Digest: 🔹 Implied volatilities were mixed across major asset classes last week as hotter-than-expected September CPI and PPI reports revived Fed rate-hike fears and collided with mounting worries about debt-funded AI spending. 🔹 Credit volatility rose last week as investors repriced the debt-funded AI buildout not only for CoreWeave and other high-yield AI firms. 🔹 The VIX® Index rose 5 pts w/w to 20, outpacing the move implied by skew by 3.5 pts; driven primarily by demand for downside convexity. 🔹 Starting today, traders will get an extra 130 minutes per day to trade options on 29 large-cap stocks and ETFs. Get a sneak peek below, and download the full report: bit.ly/3UvCkZH
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Macro Volatility Digest: Scramble for Downside Hedges Fuels VIX Surge Ahead of MegaCap Earnings What stands out⤵️
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Starting today, traders will get an extra 130 minutes per day to trade options on 29 large-cap stocks and ETFs, including SPY, QQQ, IWM, NVDA, TSLA, AAPL, INTC, MU, META, AMZN, AMD, MSFT, GOOGL, and more. For full list, see here: bit.ly/4sjLF3q This new session runs from 730AM ET until 925AM, with trading extended an additional 15 minutes at the end of the day for the non-ETF symbols.
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A record day for Cboe's proprietary index options! On Friday, 10.4 million contracts traded across SPX®, VIX® and XSP® options, setting a new single-day record as investors turned to these products amid heightened market activity.
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NEWS: Cboe Launches Extended Trading Sessions for Select Single Stock and ETF Options Read the full press release: bit.ly/4jYAVVO
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