Thursday Highlights in Options Trading: Q, AAOI, DJT

Among the components of the Russell 3000 index, Qnity Electronics Inc (Symbol: Q) recorded significant options trading today, with 13,257 contracts exchanged, equating to approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. This represents 61.4% of Q’s average daily trading volume of 2.2 million shares over the past month. The $170 strike call option expiring on October 16, 2026, accounted for 5,502 contracts, representing about 550,200 underlying shares.

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (Symbol: AAOI) also experienced robust activity, with 86,073 contracts traded, representing around 8.6 million underlying shares, or 61.2% of its average daily volume of 14.1 million shares over the month. High volume was noted for the $85 strike put option expiring on July 10, 2026, with 15,573 contracts traded, equating to approximately 1.6 million underlying shares.

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (Symbol: DJT) saw 29,127 contracts traded, representing roughly 2.9 million underlying shares, amounting to 55.6% of DJT’s average daily volume of 5.2 million shares. The $9 strike call option expiring on July 2, 2026, had 7,938 contracts traded, representing approximately 793,800 underlying shares.