We've noted before that the development of the options market has mimicked, in key ways, the development of the equities market. In both cases, key drivers recently have been decimalization, tighter regulation, more electronic trading, greater competition at the exchange level and, of course, soaring volume. So is the options market heading for the same sort of fragmentation about to hit the options market? And if so, how will the industry respond? IDD notes that we are witnessing the rise of algorithmic options trading. We're also seeing more off-exchange automated execution venues. Sound familiar? In general, there's concern about how the technology will keep up with the volume and demand for better trading and clearing tools.      

For more:
- here's the IDD article (for FierceFinance readers)

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