Half of US stock perp trading now happens after the bell, Pyth Network data shows
Trading in real-world asset perps hit a record $829B in October, up 29% from September, according to a new report from
@PythNetwork (solana:HZ1JovNiVvGrGNiiYvEozEVgZ58xaU3RKwX8eACQBCt3). Across the 25 most traded US stock perps, about 50% of volume came while the NYSE was closed, up from 42% a month earlier.
Much of that off-hours trading followed news that broke outside market hours, including after-the-close earnings from SpaceX, Meta, Tesla and Intel. Open interest peaked at a record $14.6B in October. Venues using Pyth prices handled about 88% of the month’s volume.