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Chip stocks tumbled on AI anxiety, and Bloomberg's The Close brought Cboe's Mandy Xu into its 'Nasdaq Volatility and Options Market Outlook' segment to explain what traders were doing. Spikes in option activity translate directly into fee and clearing income for exchanges, so headlines about semiconductors can matter to Cboe even if chip companies' earnings don't change. The clip is a reminder that market structure winners can profit from short-term fear, which makes volatility a business input as much as an investment signal.