Options Market Statistics: Investors Wager on Apple and Amazon Earnings, Options Pop

1. $Apple (AAPL.US)$ experienced a 1.82% drop in its stock price, closing at $225.91. The options market was notably active, with a volume of 1.05 million contracts, where calls constituted 50.7% of the activity. Among the options, the $235 calls set to expire on November 15 were the most actively traded.

2. $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ stock decreased 3.28% on Thursday, with a volume of 0.91 million contracts in the options market, where calls constituted 62.7% of the activity. Among the options, the $180 puts set to expire on November 15 were the most actively traded.

3. $Intel (INTC.US)$ stock declined 3.5% on Thursday, with a volume of 0.71 million contracts in the options market, where calls constituted 56.6% of the activity. Among the options, the $23 calls set to expire on November 15 were the most actively traded.

There was a noteworthy activity in $Microsoft (MSFT.US)$, where $412.5 calls have topped volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 103.3x with 17,760 contracts.

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