Salesforce Options Trading Surges to 78,144 Contracts

On September 18th, Salesforce (CRM.US) saw significant options trading activity, with a total of 78,144 contracts traded. Of these, put options accounted for 52.25%, while call options made up 47.75%. The open interest in Salesforce options stood at around 878.4K contracts as of the close of the day, representing 92.67% of the average over the past 30 trading days.

The most active option contract of the day was a put option with a strike price of $220.00 expiring on October 2nd, 2026. This contract saw 3,024 trades and accounted for a turnover of $418.5K. The contract closed at $1.38.

The unusual options trades list also highlighted this put option as the most active, with a volume of 8,194.