Amazon Options Trading Volume Surges to 692.74K Contracts

On August 26th, Amazon's (AMZN.US) options trading saw significant activity, with a total of 692.74K contracts traded for the day. Put options accounted for 33.97% of the transactions, while call options made up 66.03%. This shows that as of the close of the day, the open interest in Amazon's (AMZN.US) options totaled about 4.4 million contracts, which was a substantial 91.99% of the average over the past 30 trading days.

One unusual option trade stood out - a put option with a strike price of $130.00 expiring on January 21st, 2028 transacted 7,500 contracts and reflected a turnover of $1.88 million. This ranked first among Amazon's (AMZN.US) unusual option trades for the day.