Can't read either but I assume this is about zero DTEs and the like based on the visible info. W.r.t. to the article's "...that have made financial markets riskier than ever". Yeah your option may be worthless in a day but you don't have to put 100% of your portfolio into it you know... Options and leverage are tools, you have a choice in how to use them, just like you don't have to use a hammer to hit yourself in the head.