Implied volatilities were mixed across asset classes last week as the US government shut down for the first time since 2018.

SPX options have become the clear winner of the post-covid surge in retail options trading, with Cboe’s market structure ...

The S&P 500 Index's (SPX) 20-day historical volatility (HV) has fallen below 6% for the first time in over a year ...

The options market was anticipating a modest S&P 500 reaction to this week's consumer-price index report, but analysts at BofA Global Research said the inflation data matter more to the stock market ...

Overall option-market activity eased in May, but popular '0DTE' contracts saw their strongest monthly volume on record The share of trading volume in S&P 500-linked options contracts on the verge of ...

Options traders tracking implied volatility shifts know that macroeconomic releases drive market expectations well before the numbers hit. March 7th stands out as a key event-driven expiration, with ...

Momentum has weakened and this has caught many short-term traders off guard, increasing deeper pullback risk. If you weren’t hedged for correction risk, now is the time to do so, albeit the bears will ...

Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big ...

Product innovation within the investment ecosystem is essential for the industry's growth. Short-dated index options, such as zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) options, are recent innovations that have ...