Last Friday, which was also the last trading day of 2023, the momentum of the US stock market cooled down, and the three major stock indexes all closed lower.
<h3>Overview of US Stock Options Trading</h3>
The top ten US stock options trading on that day were: Tesla, NVIDIA, Marathon Digital, AMD, Apple, Amazon, Coinbase, Microsoft, Riot, Meta.
Among them:
Tesla fell nearly 2%, with options trading close to 2.6 million contracts, and call options accounted for 56.6%. Put options with a strike price of $250 and expiring on the same day traded 190,000 contracts, while put options with a strike price of $252.5 also traded nearly 70,000 contracts.
NVIDIA's stock price remained unchanged, with options trading 1.52 million contracts, and call options accounted for 59.6%. Call options with a strike price of $495 traded nearly 90,000 contracts.
Marathon Digital plummeted over 16%, with options trading surging to nearly 1.1 million contracts, and call options accounted for 58.9%. Put options with a strike price of $25 traded nearly 40,000 contracts.
AMD fell nearly 1%, with options trading 850,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 60%. Put options with a strike price of $148 traded 40,000 contracts.
Apple fell 0.5%, with options trading 725,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 62.6%. Call options with a strike price of $192.5 traded nearly 70,000 contracts.
Amazon fell nearly 1%, with options trading 525,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 64.2%. Put options with a strike price of $152.5 traded over 30,000 contracts.
Coinbase and Microsoft had options trading of over 400,000 contracts.
NIO fell nearly 4%, with options trading close to 330,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 76.6%.
Alibaba slightly rose, with options trading 300,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 75%.
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The hottest options contracts on the last trading day of 2023: Tesla with a same-day expiration and a strike price of $250, with a trading volume of 190,000 contracts! NIO had a trading volume of nearly 330,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 76.6%; Alibaba had a trading volume of 300,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 75%.

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US Stock Options | Are puts dominating the market? Tesla, AMD puts are hot! NIO, Alibaba traded over 300,000 contracts!