Significant Friday Options Trading: AKAM, QCOM, NFLX

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Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) recorded significant options trading today, with a total of 13,847 contracts exchanged, equating to approximately 1.4 million underlying shares. This represents about 41.5% of AKAM’s average daily trading volume of 3.3 million shares over the past month. Noteworthy activity was noted in the $118 strike call option, with 1,040 contracts traded, representing around 104,000 underlying shares, set to expire on August 14, 2026.

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) also experienced substantial options trading, totaling 52,845 contracts, or roughly 5.3 million underlying shares, amounting to 40.7% of its average daily trading volume of 13.0 million shares. The $175 strike call option, expiring on September 04, 2026, saw particularly high interest, with 6,389 contracts traded, representing approximately 638,900 underlying shares.

Netflix Inc (NFLX) led the activity with 196,988 contracts traded, representing around 19.7 million underlying shares, which is approximately 40.7% of its average daily trading volume of 48.4 million shares. The $75 strike call option expiring on August 07, 2026, was notably active, with 23,176 contracts traded, encompassing about 2.3 million underlying shares.

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