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The Long and Short of Futures Options: Gold Storm on the Horizon

Gold storm and super contango? Yes, please!

BATS Global Markets reported July volume, market share, and monthly highlights today for its U.S. options business.

An update on Options activity from ISE

VIX Futures ADV, Total Volume Up From Prior Month and Year Ago

CBOE’s ADV for the month was 4.3 million contracts, up 7 percent from June 2015 and down 4 percent from July 2014.

OCC announced that cleared contract volume in July was 385,404,937 contracts, up 7 percent from July 2014 volume of 360,585,699 contracts.

Here’s a look at total options and equity options July marketshare numbers from 2014 and 2015 according to OCC data.

Was it a hack? Was it a glitch?

CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) has announced plans to list futures with weekly expirations on the CBOE Volatility Index? (VIX? Index).

Here’s a look at total options and equity options June marketshare numbers from 2014 and 2015 according to OCC data.

Total options and futures average daily volume (ADV) at CBOE Holdings for June was 4.5 million contracts.

June total volumes hit highs for 2015, surpassing previous monthly highs set in January.