A look at the winners and losers in the options biz…

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The AMEX is hoping to use binary derivatives to allow more people to participate in the options market.

There has been a great deal of hubbub over the impact of penny pricing on the options markets. Some believe that the massive influx of quote traffic will overwhelm the industry. Others believe that Penny Pilot critics are trying to scare the industry away from pennies just to protect their existing business models. However, there has been little data released by either side to back up their arguments. Until now…

There has been a great deal of hubbub over the impact of penny pricing on the options markets. Some believe that the massive influx of quote traffic will overwhelm the industry. Others believe that Penny Pilot critics are trying to scare the industry away from pennies just to protect their existing business models. However, there has been little data released by either side to back up their arguments. Until now…

Everywhere you look, there are signs that the options business is booming. Revenues are up across the board. Each week, a press release announces that another long-standing volume record has been shattered. However, when you dig beneath the swarms of press releases and celebratory annual reports, you quickly realize that something strange is afoot. This bonanza might not be all it’s cracked up to be.

With the VIX rapidly approaching celebrity status and a new index on the horizon, the CBOE is cashing in on volatility.