Growth was concentrated in index and ETF options even as total activity cooled, the quarterly review says.
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
Growth was concentrated in index and ETF options in a quarter when total volume fell 4%.
The IVI series gives the FTSE 100 and FTSE MIB a VIX-style gauge and could become the benchmark for future volatility ETFs.
The bank is hedge counterparty on HANetf's sterling- and euro-hedged crypto ETCs and plans RedCoin for PayMe and its mobile app.
The ultra-short income ETF holds about $290 million and carried a 4.49% 30-day SEC yield as of Sept. 30, ETF Trends reports.
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