2008 has certainly been an eventful year for the options market. There have been explosions in the VIX and implosions in many of the major indices and commodity products. With so much turmoil in the marketplace, 2008 is shaping up to be a record year for for the options market. The Options Clearing Corporation announced this morning that year-to-date options volume has finally surpassed the three billion contract mark. This is the first time that overall options volume has reached that milestone in a single trading year.

It's time to update our scoreboard for the options market…

A brief rundown of the latest headlines from the options market. Topics covered include: the impact of the short selling ban, derivatives risk management crisis, VIX roller coaster ride, CME vs. OCC, OTC credit derivatives battle and more…

The Options News Network's Options Cocktail program recently featured Options Insider founder Mark Longo as a special guest…

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Options Cocktail w/Special Guest Mark Longo – Episode One

One of the worst days in market history sparked a historic rally in the VIX. However, the recent ban on short selling prevented a corresponding surge in options volume…

A look back at the first attempts to break the OTC stranglehold on the credit derivatives market…

So far it's been quite a week to say the least. And there's still 1 more day to go! Implied volatility is through the roof and quadruple witching hour is upon us. At the same time, the SEC is making drastic changes to the short selling rules while the options market is setting new trading records. Hold on to your hats! It's going to be a bumpy ride…

Overall options volume may have been down last month when compared to the same period last year. However, the battle for options dominance continued unabated in August. It's time to break down the winners and losers…

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