Stock market today: Live updates
51 minutes ago
CNBC Pro: Daily trading of zero-day options hits record $1 trillion, fueling ‘Volmageddon 2.0’ fears
Zero-day-to-expiration options are not for the faint of heart, but they have continued to explode in popularity recently, raising concerns about excessive market volatility.
Daily notional volumes in these 0DTE options that track the S&P 500 index exploded to a record $1 trillion, according to JPMorgan data. Marko Kolanovic, the top strategist at JPMorgan, warns of the risk of “Volmageddon 2.0”[ads1]; if activity continues to accelerate. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs’ trading desk called record volume in these volatile contracts “simmering.”
CNBC Pro subscribers can read the full story here.
– Yun Li
52 minutes ago
Factory orders data for January will be published on Monday
Investors expect the latest factory orders data, which is set to be released at 10 ET on Monday, may provide insight into conditions in the manufacturing sector.
Economists polled by Dow Jones expect a 1.8% drop in January, down from a 1.8% gain in the previous reading.
—Sarah Min
58 minutes ago
Stock futures open little changed
U.S. stock futures were little changed Sunday night as Wall Street looked ahead to a week filled with economic data and the latest comments from the Federal Reserve.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 44 points, or 0.13%. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fell by 0.1% and 0.12% respectively.
—Sarah Min
