options trading

Robinhood

2026-09-11 08:57:00

Robinhood reports $17.5 billion in August crypto notional volume, up 61% month over month

Robinhood said its crypto notional trading volume reached $17.5 billion in August, marking a 61% increase from the previous month while falling 38% from a year earlier. The company broke out that figure into $7.4 billion from the Robinhood App and $10.1 billion from Bitstamp. The August operating update also showed total platform assets at $383.7 billion, up 8% month over month. Funded customers rose to 28.6 million, an increase of 120,000 from the prior month. Outside crypto, Robinhood reported equity trading volumes of $335.4 billion and options volume of 292.5 million contracts. The figures were disclosed in an official company announcement cited by PANews on Sept. 11. The release presented the data as operating information.

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Gate

2026-09-10 02:32:53

Gate reports 36.64% month-on-month rise in August options volume, launches U.S. stock options

Gate said official data showed its options business posted broad month-on-month growth in August. Total options trading volume rose 36.64% from the previous month, while retail trading volume increased 27.55%. Over the same period, premium trading volume climbed 192.83%. The platform also said its U.S. stock options product has officially gone live. In the first phase, it supports nine popular U.S. stock underlyings, including Nvidia, Tesla and Apple. The update combines operating data for August with a product rollout in Gate’s derivatives lineup. The figures and launch details were cited by ChainCatcher from official data. No additional breakdown of the August trading figures or the full list of the nine supported stocks was disclosed in the input.

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Grayscale

2026-09-08 14:03:56

Grayscale says Zcash spot ETF ZCSH is now available for options trading

Grayscale said on Sept. 8 that options trading is now open for ZCSH, the firm’s Zcash spot ETF. The update was published through Grayscale’s official channel and was cited by BlockBeats. According to the input, ZCSH is described as the world’s first Zcash spot ETF. No additional details were provided on where the options are listed, when trading began during the day, or what contract specifications are available. The source material also did not include volume data, pricing information, or comments beyond the announcement itself. As a result, the report is limited to the confirmed facts in the original item: Grayscale announced that ZCSH, its Zcash spot ETF, has opened options trading.

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SEC

2026-09-03 21:05:29

SEC Approves Options Trading for WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund

The SEC has approved Cboe's rule change to list options on the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund (BTCW), opening a new regulated derivatives avenue for spot Bitcoin ETFs. While options enable hedging and risk management, actual trading awaits exchange and clearinghouse readiness.

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Gate

2026-09-02 07:19:53

Gate Launches US Equity Options With Nvidia, Tesla Among First Nine Names

Gate has launched US stock options trading, starting with nine popular US-listed names including Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Meta, AMD, Micron and Amazon. The initial coverage sits across AI technology, semiconductors, electric vehicles and cloud computing. Users can begin trading after updating the Gate app to v8.35.0 or higher. The service does not require a separate US stock account or margin account, settles options in USDT and avoids physical stock delivery, which Gate says makes the process more direct. The first phase supports trading during US market hours and charges zero platform fees and zero options commissions. Third-party regulatory and clearing charges may still apply. The launch expands Gate's global equities lineup. Today, Gate covers US, Hong Kong, South Korean and Japanese equities, supports more than 12,800 stocks and ETFs, and offers fractional shares, dividends and cross-broker transfers. Options now give users another way to take bullish or bearish views on major US stocks.

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Binance

2026-09-01 08:32:00

Binance Launches Stock Options With Physical Settlement on US Equities and ETFs

Binance has introduced stock options, bringing traditional equity derivatives into its crypto-native ecosystem. According to an official announcement, the new product offers physically settled options on US stocks and ETFs, giving users the right to buy, in the case of calls, or sell, in the case of puts, an underlying stock at a predetermined strike price on a specified expiration date. Binance says stock options give traders a new way to express directional views, hedge stock positions, and manage portfolio risk, all from a single Binance account. With the product, users can trade bullish or bearish exposure to US equities and ETFs with limited risk: for an option buyer, the maximum loss is capped at the premium paid. It means traders can use the same account they use for crypto trading to take part in traditional equity options, without needing a separate brokerage account. The launch is part of Binance’s push to bridge traditional market instruments and crypto-native infrastructure. The exchange announced the stock options on Sept 1, 2026.

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BlockBeats

2026-08-31 09:10:51

Retail trader says SpaceX bet erased more than C$350,000 in a week

Canadian retail trader Akshay Sapra said he made more than C$1.7 million trading AMD and NVIDIA between 2024 and 2025, then gave back nearly all of those gains through high-risk trades. According to BlockBeats, his latest setback came this year after he bet on SpaceX following its inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 Index. Sapra said he bought thousands of call options and thousands of shares, only to see the stock fall from $158.92 to $149.47, producing a loss of more than C$200,000 on that position alone. He then flipped bearish and bought 2,200 put options, which led to the loss of most of the remaining capital, bringing his total loss for the week to more than C$350,000. Sapra also said he had previously lost nearly C$200,000 on a Beyond Meat trade and underwent a three-week treatment program for gambling addiction. He has since returned to work as a software engineer and plans to document his trading publicly on YouTube as a way to keep himself in check, though he said he still wants to continue trading.

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Nvidia

2026-08-25 05:08:45

Options traders price in a 5.4% move in Nvidia shares after second-quarter results

Options traders are expecting Nvidia shares to move about 5.4% after the company reports its second-quarter results, according to a ChainCatcher newsflash citing ORATS data. That implied swing would translate into roughly $280 billion in market value change. The figure is below the 6.5% move that had been priced in before Nvidia’s May earnings report. It also sits under the 7.4% average implied move seen over the past 12 quarters. The update points to more restrained expectations in the options market ahead of this earnings release compared with both the prior report and Nvidia’s recent quarterly history.

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