Retail Traders' Record-Breaking Buying Spree Amid Market Volatility
TL;DR
On October 15, 2025, amid a significant stock market decline, retail traders aggressively bought the dip, with over 110 million options contracts traded—setting a new record and highlighting increased amateur investor activity in response to market volatility.
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- This record number shows just how aggressively retail traders bought the dip on Friday MarketWatch
- Retail traders' incredible support of the stock market continues with biggest options volume day ever CNBC
- Retail traders were huge buyers of last week's market sell-off, but hedge funds sold CNBC
- Fear of missing out trumps other worries as euphoria grips U.S. stock options traders The Globe and Mail
- Last Friday's sharp decline in the U.S. stock market triggered a surge in options trading, with retail investors making record "bottom-fishing" moves against the trend. 富途牛牛
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