According to Foresight News, The Kobeissi Letter has reported that the proportion of retail investors in options trading has just reached a historic high of 18%. This percentage is even higher than during the 2021 meme coin frenzy.
Data from the Options Clearing Corp. reveals that the average daily options trading volume this year has reached a record 47 million. This implies that individual investors are now trading 8.5 million options contracts daily.