Cboe's quarterly options review puts market-wide average daily volume at 70.6 million contracts in the third quarter of 2026, four percent below the record level of the second quarter.
The report ties the moderation to macroeconomic factors, citing higher interest rates and energy costs affecting equities.
Cboe says volume growth in the quarter was concentrated in index and ETF options.
Reported by The Tape desk from Cboe Listings News. Published . Corrections