Intraday Trading Activity in Expiring Options This figure reports the average number of trades per minute between 12:00 and 16:00 ET for equity and ETF options that expire the same day, including both weekly and monthly contracts expiring on Fridays from January 2020 to October 2025
"Robinhood's Forced Liquidations" by Garcia-Ares et al. shows that forced liquidations of retail options positions cause adverse price effects and market pressure, especially during meme stock episodes. spkl.io/63325AxcQW #MarketMicrostructure #RetailTrading #Options