$5 Trillion "Triple Witching Day" Sees Record Volume! Just Now, U.S. Stock Trading Volume Hits "Third Highest in History"
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Against the backdrop of the Federal Reserve signaling continued monetary easing, an unusually busy trading day driven by massive options expirations pushed U.S. stocks to fresh record highs.
On Friday, trading volume on U.S. stock exchanges surged to about 27.7 billion shares, the third-highest single-day volume since