A risky proposition gains in popularity: stock-options trading is growing much faster than share trading
Randall SmithBuying stocks generally has been a pretty good strategy over the past several years. But more investors than before aren’t content to play it that safe. They’re using options to make riskier bets, speculating on near-term movements in individual stocks and funds.
Since the year 2000, while stock-market trading volume has more than doubled, stock-options volume has grown to more than six times what it was then, at around 4.4 billion options contracts in 2019, according to Options Clearing Corp. At online brokers TD Ameritrade...
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