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How Options Trading Could Be Fueling a Stock Market Bubble A swell of individual investors are betting that stocks will go up. That enthusiasm is having a growing influence over the regular stock market itself. People waiting to receive the coronavirus vaccine in Queens this month. Optimism about vaccines may be lifting the market.Credit...Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Published Jan. 25, 2021Updated Jan. 26, 2021 The stock market is near record highs, and optimism abounds. Coronavirus vaccines are finally being jabbed into arms. Interest rates are at historic lows. And the Democrats who c...

Trading volume in U.S. equity options hit a new record on Friday, according to data from options analytics provider Trade Alert. More than 49.5 million contracts traded during the session, Trade Alert said. Friday marked the expiration of monthly options contracts, which often results in heavier-than-usual volume. This year, some 416 million U.S. equity options ...

Trading volume in U.S. equity options hit a new record on Friday, according to data from options analytics provider Trade Alert.

Provided by Dow Jones By Michael Wursthorn Bruce Burnworth used to clip coupons and look for deals before his investment in Tesla Inc. made him a millionaire. He is part of a widening class of affluent Americans who are doubling, or even tripling, down on this year's highflying stock market. The S&P 500 has soared 66% since bottoming in March in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, while dozens of individual stocks, like Tesla, have surged even higher. Some investors have been tempted to chase bigger gains -- and have exposed themselves to potentially ...

203 Sheridan Road (Redfin) The pandemic pushed many Chicago luxury buyers out of the city and into the burbs, as five of the 10 priciest residential properties that sold in Cook County in 2020 were in tony Winnetka. That included the most expensive home on the list, a 6,000-square-foot estate at 203 Sheridan Road, which includes 9,000 square feet of private beach fronting Lake Michigan. It was also one of four homes on Sheridan Road that made this year’s list. “I don’t think the North Shore has felt like a seller’s market for a decade,” said Kelly Rynes of Berkshire Hathaway HomeSer...