“Stock options trading has skyrocketed 31 percent this year to an annual record, lifting the fortunes of the firms in Chicago that specialize in them.”

Crain’s Chicago Business reporter, Lynne Marek

Alphacution contributes analysis to the Crain’s Chicago Business story on how local firms have pocketed profits and expanded operations in a record boom after several tough years in “It’s a great time to be an options trader” with mentions of Chicago-based firms, all of which Alphacution has touched upon (or more) here on the Feed, including Citadel Securities, Wolverine Trading, Old Mission Capital, Simplex Investments, Dash Financial Technologies, Chicago Trading Company (CTC) and Akuna Capital.

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