Walmart Options Trading Surges to 71,989 Contracts on September 16th

Walmart's (WMT.US) options market saw significant activity on September 16th ET, with a total of 71,989 contracts traded for the day. This represents a substantial trading volume, with put options accounting for 39.97% and call options making up 60.03% of the transactions.

The open interest, which indicates outstanding options positions that have not been closed, stood at approximately 1.21 million contracts as of the close of day. This represents a staggering 99.56% of the average open interest over the past 30 trading days.

One notable trade on September 16th was for a put option with a strike price of $120.00 expiring on September 18th, 2026. This contract transacted 1,972 times and recorded a turnover of $2.18 million, ranking it as the most active unusual options trade of the day.