Where Has All the Trading Gone? Volume Hits 4-Year Low - Fast Money - CNBC - CNBC: It’s one of the biggest mysteries on Wall Street. How can stocks be in their fourth year of a bull market and trading activity be so low?
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During March, average daily volume in equity shares was at their lowest level since December 2007, according to new data from Credit Suisse. This is the same month that marked the three-year anniversary of the bull market that caused the Standard & Poor's 500 to double from its March 2009 credit-crisis low.
Credit Suisse tried to solve the riddle by blaming the growing popularity of options and futures markets [cnbc explains] , a drop in high frequency trading and stock splits.
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