Stock Market Volatility: Options Traders Expect More

Stock Market Volatility: Options Traders Expect More
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, on Nov. 12, 2018. Brendan McDermid - RC159315CCE0/File Photo/Reuters
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NEW YORK—A new normal is taking root in U.S. stock markets, and the word that best sums it up starts with a “V”.

For the second time this year, volatility has returned with a vengeance, and traders in the equity options market are betting ongoing market gyrations are not about to let up any time soon.