Microsoft Options Trading Sees Record Volumes in August

On August 6th, Microsoft's options trading volume reached a significant milestone. With a total of 689.61K contracts traded for the day, put options accounted for 28.85% and call options made up 71.15%. This is indicative of market sentiment towards the company.

The open interest in Microsoft options, which reflects positions not yet closed, stood at approximately 4.26 million contracts as of the close of trading. This represents a remarkable 97.12% of the average volume over the past 30 days.

A notable transaction occurred on August 6th when 23,870 contracts for call options with a strike price of $570.00 expiring on September 18th, 2026 were traded. This ranked as one of the most active option trades and resulted in a turnover of $6.16 million.