Options Market Statistics: Traders Purchased Large Volume of Puts on Coinbase as Binance SEC Lawsuit Ripples Through Industry
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$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ shares rose by 1.70%, closing at $221.31. Its options trading volume is 1.85 million. Call contracts account for 61.7% of the whole trading volume. The most traded calls are contracts of $220.00 and $225.00 strike price that expire on June 9th. The total volume reaches 158,214 with an open interest of 32,770. The most traded puts are contracts of a $215.00 strike price that expires on June 9th; the volume is 71,427 contracts.
According to data from the China Passenger Car Association, Tesla achieved a sales figure of 77,695 vehicles in China last month. These numbers encompass both domestic sales and exports.
$Apple (AAPL.US)$ shares edged down by 0.21%, closing at $179.21. Its options trading volume is 1.18 million. Call contracts account for 62.8% of the whole trading volume. The most traded calls are contracts of $180.00 that expire on June 9th. The total volume reaches 128,098 with an open interest of 46,113. The most traded puts are contracts of a $177.50 strike price that expires on June 9th; the volume is 78,531 contracts.
$Coinbase (COIN.US)$ shares tumbled by 12.09%, closing at $51.61. Its options trading volume is 0.52 million. Put contracts account for 61.6%% of the whole trading volume. The most traded puts are contracts of a $40.00 strike price that expires on June 9th; the volume is 30,501 contracts.
On Tuesday, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that it charged the cryptocurrency exchange with illegally offering exchange, brokerage, clearing and staking services. The suit came a day after the SEC charged rival Binance Holdings Inc. with securities fraud.
Unusual Stock Options Activity
There were noteworthy activities in $Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS.US)$ where multiple options have topped volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 79x with 15,419 contracts.
Daily Active Index & Sector ETF Options
Source: Benzinga, Dow Jones, CNBC
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Source: Benzinga, WSJ
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