NDAQ - Nasdaq U.S. equity options volume rises nearly 3% in September

• Nasdaq ( NASDAQ: NDAQ ) U.S. equity options volume for September stood at 282M contracts, up 2.9% from August and 15.1% from the year-ago period, according to the exchange's monthly stats released on Monday.
• European options and futures volume came in at 6.2M contracts at September 30, up from 6.0M in the prior month, but down from 6.5M a year earlier.
• U.S. matched equity volume of 43.22M shares increased from 40.9M in August and 38.2M in September 2021. European equity volume was $69.1B compared with $64.6B a month ago and $104.3B a year before.
• European fixed income volume of 3.3M contracts climbed from 1.8M in August and 3.0M in September of last year.
• Previously, (Sep. 6) Nasdaq U.S. matched equity volume climbed 14% from a weak July .

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