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S&P 500 Puts Hit 4.4M Contracts as Index Drops
S&P 500 put trading volume hits 4.4 million contracts as index falls 1.1%.
In brief
S&P 500 put trading volume hits 4.4 million contracts as index falls 1.1%. S&P 500 put trading volume reached 4,402,613 contracts on Oct. 16 as the index dropped 1.1%. Originally reported by TokenPost.
Put Trading Volume
Put volume in S&P 500 Index options reached 4,402,613 contracts on Oct. 16 as the benchmark lost 1.1%.
Call Contracts Traded
Across SPX and SPXW options, 3,013,757 call contracts traded with 1.46 puts for every call.
Index Level Drop
S&P 500 Index closed at 7,659.44, down 84.62 points from previous close.
The headline
S&P 500 put trading volume reached 4,402,613 contracts on Oct. 16 as the index dropped 1.1%.
