Walmart Options Trading Surges to Record Levels on September 17th
On September 17th, Walmart (WMT.US) saw significant options trading activity. The company had a total of 127.6K contracts traded for the day, with put options accounting for 45.52% and call options making up 54.48%. This high level of trading volume is notable, especially considering that put options were more popular than call options.
At the close of the day, Walmart's open interest stood at approximately 1.22 million contracts, which represents a substantial increase from its average over the past 30 trading days. Put option activity was particularly prominent, with one specific contract expiring on September 18th, 2026 and having a strike price of $115.00 seeing a significant number of trades.
One notable trade involved 4,050 contracts of put options at a strike price of $115.00 expiring on September 18th, 2026. This transaction had a turnover value of $3.52 million and ranked as the top unusual option trade for the day in terms of volume.