Apple Call Volume Hits Highest Since 2021 as Shares Reach Record
- Call volume was four times the average over past month
- Most traded contracts had strike prices of $200 and $205
Tim Cook during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on June 10.
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The number of call options traded in Apple Inc. hit its highest level since 2021 as shares rebounded from a Monday slump to touch a fresh all-time high.
The tech firm saw about 2.4 million calls trade by 2:24 p.m. in New York — quadruple the average number that have changed hands in any given session throughout the past month. Calls outnumbered puts two-to-one, with the bulk of activity concentrated on contracts expiring Friday.