The Options Industry Council's 2015 Survey of Options Traders

[ironchef]

I came across a recent survey by the Options Industry Council regarding demographics of options traders in the US:

What is striking - the mean age of options traders: ~60 years, mean annual household income: ~$200K with mean liquid assets: ~$1.1M.

Are mean ET members as old and as well off?

 

[OptionGuru]

I think Option Users is a strange term, they should use Option Traders.

 

[Deuteronomy_24_7]

mean age of options traders: ~60 years, mean annual household income: ~$200K with mean liquid assets: ~$1.1M.

Mostly covered-writers, I'd assume.

 

[Dolemite]

I think Option Users is a strange term, they should use Option Traders.

I think they should add Option Abusers as a category too. Probably would fall under the substantially lower assets group.