Options trading gathers momentum after record level of activity

Investors keep the faith, despite disappointing start to Shanghai-HK Stock Connect, reports Bloomberg.

Options traders keep finding new reasons to get bullish on Chinese stocks.

First an acceleration in government spending sent the biggest Chinese exchange-traded fund in the United States to a three-year high in September. After that rally faded, bulls turned their attention to the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect. When inflows as the link debuted last week proved disappointing, optimists were redeemed by China's surprise interest rates cut.