Microsoft Options Trading Sees Massive Surge in Activity on August 7th
On August 7th, Microsoft options trading saw a significant surge in activity. A total of 785.87K contracts were traded on that day, with put options accounting for 30.02% and call options making up 69.98% of the transactions.
The open interest, which indicates positions not yet closed, totaled approximately 4.28 million contracts by the end of trading hours. This represents 97.81% of the average number of open interests over the past 30 days.
One notable trade on that day involved a call option with a strike price of $510.00 expiring on October 16th, 2026. It was traded in blocks of 5,000 contracts and had a turnover of around $12 million, making it the most active unusual options trade for Microsoft.
Microsoft was trading at $503.12 during this time.