Was it a shift of the under 25k trader to futures? Looks like it might just be, will need to wait and see. Would be interesting to see what kind of movement IB has had to futures accts from equity accts over the past month (or lack of). CME GLOBEX2 Record Volume Surpasses 500,000 Mark as Open Interest Continues Record-Setting Run Sept. 6, 2001 http://www.cme.com/news/01-114records.html
It is encouraging. Too early to say if this is a shift. This week getting closer to expiration and with a gloomy market near its med lows could be reason enough. No doubt, I welcome more volume. There is plenty already, but the more the better. neo