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Retail Options Trading Hits Records

Henry Schwartz from Cboe is tracking retail broker trading, which he says has skyrocketed this year. April 4 was the busiest day ever for option volume. He attributes the boom to volatility spiking around ‘Liberation Day’ and short-dated trading strategies, with retail traders driving most of single-stock contracts. He notes that volume is very concentrated. Henry highlights trends to watch in retail options activity for interested investors.

Trading 360

16 Jul 2025

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