As a metric, trading volume helps investors understand how much activity there is in the market for a particular option contract. While investors typically consult daily trading volume to help them ...

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If the past is prelude, in 2025 many individual investors will trade options heavily. In doing so, some will win big and others will lose big, with the average options trader likely losing some money.