Option Block 461: Can Hedging Gamma Move the Stock Market?
Trading Block: Panel of ex-Fed officials say no rate hike will come at September meeting
Monthly Volume Breakdown:
OCC cleared contract volume rose 33% in August.
Year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is up 0.15 percent from 2014 with 16,809,864 contracts in 2015.
Exchange-listed options volume reached 426,328,677 contracts in August, a 33 percent increase from August 2014 volume of 320,155,407 contracts.
Year-to-date average daily options volume is up 0.21 percent from 2014 with 16,554,221 contracts in 2015.
Equity options volume in August was 373,616,786 contracts, a 30 percent…
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