Volume

Volume refers to the total number of shares/contracts that have traded hands over the course of the day. 

Volume values update LIVE intraday.

The volume value DOES NOT differentiate between bought or sold options; ANY traded contract will count as 1 volume. 

Volume Resources

• The Hottest Contracts feed can be configured to display the contracts with the highest volume
• The Contract Look Up page displays historical volume and open interest data
• An analogy for Volume and Open Interest on Twitter
• Tracking whales using Volume and Open Interest on Youtube