**Western Union (WU) options trading activity surged today, with 92,163 contracts exchanged, equating to about 9.2 million shares—134% of its average daily volume of 6.9 million shares. Notably, the $11 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, saw 46,143 contracts traded, representing roughly 4.6 million underlying shares.**
**Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) also experienced significant options trading, totaling 11,802 contracts or approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, which is 122.1% of its average daily volume of 966,965 shares. A large portion of this was for the $12.50 strike call option expiring December 18, 2026, with 10,720 contracts traded.**
**Stride Inc (LRN) reported 13,615 contracts traded, equating to around 1.4 million underlying shares, amounting to 117.9% of its average daily volume of 1.2 million shares. The $100 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, accounted for 6,060 contracts in trading volume.**
