Amazon Options Trading Volume Surges to 524k Contracts

On August 25th, Amazon's options trading saw significant activity, with 524.18K contracts traded during the day.

Of these, put options accounted for 35.66%, while call options made up 64.34% of the total transactions.

The open interest of Amazon's options, indicating positions that have not been closed, totaled approximately 4.36 million contracts by the end of the day, representing 91.01% of the average for the past 30 trading days.

A notable transaction was the put option with a strike price of $260.00 expiring on September 18th, 2026, which transacted 3,007 contracts and ranked first among unusual options trades for Amazon that day.