108 Million Options Contracts in One Day. Henry Schwartz of CBOE Breaks It Down

108 million options contracts traded on Friday. That is one of only a handful of days in history to cross that threshold. Before COVID a busy day was 20 million. Henry Schwartz of ‪@CboeGlobalMarkets‬ has been tracking state of the industry data for 15 years and the numbers have never looked like this. Two thirds of SPX volume is now zero DTE. Short dated single stock options on Tesla, Nvidia, and Apple launched in January and Tuesday and Thursday expirations are coming soon. Upside call skew in single stocks is still alive even after Friday's correction which Henry says is the key question: is this another COVID moment where the market is correctly pricing an explosive move, or is this irrational exuberance about to unwind? 📊 tastylive: https://www.tastylive.com/ 📰 Get Tom's pre-market analysis every morning: https://www.tastylive.com/newsletters 📘 FREE Options Strategy Guide: https://tinyurl.com/bp9ms763 📱 Follow tastylive on X: https://x.com/tastyliveshow Chapters 0:00 108 million contracts on Friday: context and scale 1:30 Zero DTE now two thirds of all SPX volume 2:30 Six straight years of record options volume 3:30 Single stock short dated options: what comes next 5:00 PDT rule removal and what it adds to liquidity 6:00 SpaceX IPO options timing explained 7:30 Upside call skew: COVID analog or irrational exuberance? 9:30 Friday's correction and what it did not kill 11:00 US markets as the global destination for capital 12:30 Prediction markets sports betting and financial risk #CBOE #HenrySchwartz #ZeroDTE #OptionsVolume #tastylive #CallSkew #OptionsTrading #SpaceX tastylive is a real financial network, producing hours of live programming every day. Follow along as our experts navigate the markets, provide actionable trading insights, and teach you how to trade. With over 120 original segments, and over 25 personalities, we'll help you take your trading to the next level, whether you are new to trading or a seasoned veteran. tastylive content is created, produced, and provided solely by tastylive, Inc. ("tastylive") and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not, nor is it intended to be, trading or investment advice or a recommendation that any security, futures contract, digital asset, other product, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable for any person. Trading securities, futures products, and digital assets involve risk and may result in a loss greater than the original amount invested. Investment information provided may not be appropriate for all investors and is provided without respect to individual investor financial sophistication, financial situation, investing time horizon or risk tolerance. Options, futures, and futures options are not suitable for all investors. Prior to trading securities, options, futures, or futures options, please read all applicable risk disclosures, including, but not limited to, the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options Disclosure and the Futures and Exchange Traded Options Risk Disclosure Statement found at https://tastytrade.com/disclosures/. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Performance is not presented net of all commissions, fees, and expenses. Multi-leg option strategies incur higher transaction costs than single leg trades as they involve multiple commission charges. Examples provided are for illustrative, informational, and educational purposes only and are not intended to be reflective of results you can expect to achieve. Supporting documentation for any claims, including claims made on behalf of options programs), comparisons, statistics, or other technical data, if applicable, will be supplied upon request. tastylive, through its content, financial programming or otherwise, does not provide investment or financial advice or make investment recommendations. tastylive is not a licensed financial adviser, registered investment adviser, or a registered broker-dealer.