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State of the Options Industry Q3 2026: Volume Growth Concentrated in Index and ETF Options

Here's what stands out ⬇️

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Exegy closed the markets! 🔔

@ExegyInc is a global leader in capital markets technology, providing the critical infrastructure that powers some of the world's largest financial institutions and trading firms. As global markets evolve, Exegy continues to drive innovation in the reliability, accessibility, and speed of market data and execution systems.

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Lossdog opened the markets! 🔔

.@wearelossdog is a Chicago fintech company from Tom Sosnoff and Scott Sheridan, the founders of thinkorswim and tastytrade. Its platform gives active investors and working professionals one place to optimize their portfolios and price their careers.

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This month, members of Cboe Earth gathered at North Avenue Beach in Chicago for a fall cleanup event. 🌎

Cboe Earth is Cboe's affinity group dedicated to identifying opportunities for environmental initiatives within our company and communities.

Together, the group collected more than 27 pounds of trash, helping keep Chicago's lakefront clean and welcoming for both people and wildlife.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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Today's RUT Report with @AngieMiles ⤵️

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Introducing Cboe Streaming Trade Review – near real-time obvious error detection and execution quality analytics appended to every trade you or your clients execute.

Exchanges give customers just 30 minutes to report an obvious error – professionals get only 15. Miss that window, and the trade stands. Streaming Trade Review flags potential errors the instant they happen, so you have more time to act.

Learn more: https://t.co/56ITkFtBDZ

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Devry University closed the markets! 🔔

.@devryuniv strives to close society's opportunity gap and address emerging workforce needs by preparing learners for careers shaped by rapid technological change.

Through its Scholars programs, DeVry provides students pursuing technology careers with access to scholarship opportunities, professional development workshops, hands-on learning experiences, and mentorship opportunities designed to build industry-relevant skills and support career success.

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In our latest episode of The Long and Short of It, Natalie Reed sits down with Alan Roldan, of WallachBeth Capital, to explore the rapidly growing world of FLEX options.

They discuss how FLEX options bridge the gap between traditional listed and OTC markets, why they have become a critical tool behind the growth of defined outcome and buffered ETFs, and how institutional investors are using FLEX options’ customization, risk management features, and exchange-listed protections to create more precise investment outcomes.

Watch the full episode: https://t.co/spHkgv56Q0

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CURE Epilepsy + The Cameron Boyce Foundation opened the markets! 🔔

The Cameron Boyce Foundation, created to honor Disney star and humanitarian Cameron Boyce, who died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), recently joined @CureEpilepsy, the largest nongovernmental funder of epilepsy research.

Together, the organizations are ringing the opening bell to commemorate this new partnership, honor the lives lost to SUDEP during SUDEP Action Week, and inspire hope for a future free from epilepsy and SUDEP through research.

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Mandy Xu joined @BloombergTV to discuss the recent shift in options-market sentiment, including the increased hedging demand, particularly for index protection.

Watch the full conversation: https://t.co/0UBEvAhYRS

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Every quarter, hundreds of companies report earnings results within a compressed window, and the market's reaction can be swift and significant. For traders holding stock, that means binary outcomes with full exposure to a potential move in either direction.

Options change that equation. Rather than simply being long or short a stock going into an earnings report, options allow traders to define their risk, isolate a specific variable and tailor a position to their view of how an earnings event might unfold.

Dive deeper: https://t.co/CUk1iRmISD

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Money Habitudes opened the markets! 🔔

Money Habitudes brings the human side of money into the conversation, helping uncover the beliefs, behaviors, and emotions that influence people's financial decisions. Their assessment is a pathway for deeper, more meaningful discussions about a person's relationship with money beyond numbers, budgets, and financial products.

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Zacks Investment Management closed the markets! 🔔

@zacksinvestmgmt is a Chicago based firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Zacks Investment Research, one of the largest independent research companies in the United States.

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Dropping tomorrow: a new episode of The Long and Short of It with Natalie Reed 🎙️

Natalie sits down with Alan Roldan of WallachBeth Capital to explore the rapidly growing world of FLEX options and what they mean for today's markets.

Tune in tomorrow, or subscribe today to get new episodes delivered directly to your inbox: https://t.co/e2qLMyuiTg

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Download the full State of the Options Industry report to learn more about how the market performed in Q3.

➡️https://t.co/sRPItZTmHy

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State of the Options Industry Q3 2026: Volume Growth Concentrated in Index and ETF Options

Here's what stands out ⬇️

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FLEX Options Activity

In other industry news, two new exchanges launched near quarter-end, bringing the industry total to 20, run by six operators.