Options Market Statistics: MicroStrategy Plans New Shares to Boost Bitcoin Buys; Options Pop

1. $MicroStrategy (MSTR.US)$ stock jumped 7.81% in Tuesday's trading with the most traded calls are contracts of $400 strike price that expire on Dec 27. The total volume reaching 12,500 with the open interest of 11,230.

There was a noteworthy activity in $Palantir (PLTR.US)$, with $84 puts topping the highest volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 95.3x with 12,580 contracts.

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