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Market-Making in Bank Leumi Equity Options
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) (TASE: TASE) announces the commencement of market making in Bank Leumi Equity options under the tailor-made market-making program launched in collaboration with Bank Leumi this September.
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[{"type":"text","content":"TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) (TASE: TASE) announces the commencement of market making in Bank Leumi Equity options under the tailor-made market-making program launched in collaboration with Bank Leumi this September.","length":279,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Two leading financial institutions have been selected to serve as the designated market makers for the Bank's Equity options: Idan Financial Instruments of Barak Capital Group and Proxima Dynamics.","length":201,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Market making in Bank Leumi Equity options commenced on November 2, 2025, and is scheduled to continue for a period of one year.","length":128,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Bank Leumi, which holds the highest market capitalization on TASE, is the first bank in Israel to implement a tailor-made market making program specifically for its Equity options. This initiative further advances the development of the Israeli derivatives market and promotes the liquidity of financial instruments on the shares of TASE's largest companies. Furthermore, by boosting trading in Bank Leumi shares, the program will significantly enhance TASE's attractiveness to foreign capital, especially in anticipation of the upcoming shift to a Monday-to-Friday trading week in early January 2026.","length":614,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Global Trends in Stock Options Trading Globally, Equity options markets have experienced significant growth in recent years, measured both by trading volumes and retail participation. A prominent trend has been the entry of younger investors, who possess high digital and technological knowhow and operate through user-friendly trading applications. This generation increasingly views options as a flexible tool for risk management and expressing a market view, rather than solely as a speculative instrument. As a case in point, the United States saw the trading volume of single-share derivatives reach 16.4 billion contracts in 2024, representing an annual growth of 19.4% year-over-year.","length":692,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"The global retail trading phenomenon is clearly evident in Israel as well: in the first half of 2025, close to 87,000 new tra...