US options volume falls below 2015 as August languishes

(HedgeWeek) In July and August 2016, traders swapped 631.6 million total contracts, the lowest two-month total since August 2012.The S&P 500 Index fell 0.1 per cent in August, stalling at or around all-time highs as it closed within a 1.5 per cent high-to-low range during the month. The CBOE VIX Index climbed 13 per cent, or 1.55 points, in the month, closing as high as 13.65 on Aug. 26 and as low as 11.34 on 19 August.

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