Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) experienced significant trading activity on [date], with 1.3 million contracts traded, representing approximately 134.1 million underlying shares—299.4% of its average daily trading volume of 44.8 million shares over the past month. Notably, 53,393 contracts for the $250 strike call option expiring April 15, 2026, accounted for about 5.3 million underlying shares.
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) also reported high options trading, totaling 940,078 contracts, which corresponds to roughly 94 million underlying shares, or 292.6% of its average daily volume of 32.1 million shares. The $480 strike call option expiring June 18, 2026, saw 68,365 contracts traded, covering approximately 6.8 million underlying shares.
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) had options volume of 37,536 contracts, equating to about 3.8 million underlying shares and 218.7% of its average daily trading volume of 1.7 million shares. High volume was particularly noted for the $580 strike put option expiring May 08, 2026, with 1,575 contracts traded, representing roughly 157,500 underlying shares.
