Today the CBOE Futures Exchange announced that trading volume during the week of October 6 through 10 — both exchange-wide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index? (VIX? Index) — set new records for a one-week period.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/13/us-markets-forex-idINKCN0I201B20141013
http://247wallst.com/banking-finance/2014/10/09/high-frequency-trading-firms-talk-relevance-and-need/
GT, a stock that has had nothing but bearish movement the last few weeks, is seeing call action today.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-13/u-s-stock-futures-are-little-changed-amid-slowing-growth.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/talking-numbers/the-vix-is-at-a-critical-level-150308069.html
In the boom-and-bust world of small-cap stocks, this has been the bust part. The Russell 2000 Index, once the bull market?s star, has seen its shine dim amid a three-month decline that has shaved almost 5 percentage points off its annual return since March 2009.
http://online.barrons.com/articles/make-the-stock-slide-work-for-you-by-using-options-1413007533
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-13/india-vix-rises-as-foreigners-boost-nifty-index-option-purchases.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/11/us-banks-derivatives-regulations-idUSKCN0I00T720141011
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/investors-gird-for-scarier-days-in-markets/ar-BB8Y7JY
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/volatility-is-back-and-theres-no-place-to-hide-2014-10-10