Retail Trading
Retail Traders Drive Record Options Volume Amid Market Turmoil: A New Era of Influence
New York, NY – October 16, 2025 – The financial markets witnessed an extraordinary event just last week, on Friday, October 10, 2025, as options trading volume surged to an unprecedented high, clearing over 110 million contracts. This historic milestone, which shattered previous records, was overwhelmingly driven by the robust activity of