Traders are buying up protective puts or selling covered calls against the S&P 500, says Scott Nations of Nations Indexes.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total volume of 19,355 contracts has been ...

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $60.0 to $75.0 for Realty Income over the recent three months. Looking at the ...

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Overseas Shipholding Group Inc (Symbol: OSG), where a total volume of 7,195 ...

Our analysis of options history for Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) revealed 64 unusual trades. Delving into the details, we found 56% of traders were bullish, while 35% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all ...

Yesterday, Pfizer (PFE)delivered something you’ll rarely see: Its March 20 $29 put had the highest unusual options activity on the day with a Vol/OI (volume-to-open-interest) ratio of 210.16, 35% ...

It’s the final trading day of a holiday-shortened week. Volatility is rising -- the VIX has risen by over 43% since the beginning of the year -- with investors waiting to see what happens in Iran. To ...

VOL REPORT is produced in partnership with Cboe Global Markets.) US listed options extended their multi-year record run in 2025. Total volume for the year reached 15.2 billion contracts, up 26% ...

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Gregory Mall of Lionsoul Global on how ETFs have shifted a growing share of bitcoin volatility into U.S. equity options markets.

Retail prop trading services have been one of the fintech success stories in recent years. Perhaps even more so than other segments of the industry, prop firms have consistently attempted to rethink ...

CME Group will offer 24/7 cryptocurrency futures and options trading starting May 29, pending regulatory approval.