Microsoft Options Trading Sees Sizable Volume and Open Interest

Microsoft's options trading saw significant activity on August 11th, ET, with a total of 416.43K contracts traded for the day. Put options accounted for 43.47% of these transactions, while call options made up 56.53%. The open interest in Microsoft (MSFT.US) options stood at about 4.28 million contracts as of the close of trading, representing a substantial 98.15% of the average from the past 30 days.

The most active option contract for the day was related to the call option with a strike price of $505.00 expiring on August 14th, 2026, which transacted 3,437 contracts and generated a turnover of $1.56 million. This particular trade stood out as it ranked first among unusual option trades for Microsoft (MSFT.US) on that day.