Retail traders are getting bigger than ever in US stock options

Retail traders are getting bigger than ever in US stock options

Non-professional investors now make up a bigger part of the US options market than ever, pouring money especially into short-term bets and favoring technology stocks, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Retail traders were responsible for 18.3% of the total options activity in June, a record, the bank’s strategists led by Bram Kaplan wrote Friday … Read more