Profile of the Options Investor - The Options Industry Council

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Active OPTIONS INVESTORS ARE MORE ACTIVE TRADERS. Options investors make many more stock trades in a year than non-options investors: 49% of non-options investors only make up to 10 stock trades in a year, while 81% of options investors make more than 10 trades. In fact, four times as many options investors make more than 50 trades per year than non-options investors. 19% 49% 31% 27% 9% 10% 45% 12% 0-10 11-30 31-50 51 or more NUMBER OF STOCK TRADES IN THE PAST YEAR Options Users Non-Options Users
Owners OPTIONS INVESTORS HAVE MORE DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIOS. Options investors are more likely to hold a wider diversity of investments in their portfolios. While both options investors and non-options investors are equally likely to own listed stocks, options investors are much more likely to own Over-The-Counter stocks, Exchange Traded Funds, gold and futures. Listed Stocks OTC Stocks ETF’s Gold Futures American Depository Receipts Municipal Bonds Corporate Bonds Unit Investment Trusts Money Markets 89% 89% 38% 61% 14% 35% 14% 27% 9% 14% 16% 36% 14% 20% 13% 20% 9% 13% 54% 55% Options Users Non-Options Users INVESTMENTS CURRENTLY USED
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