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title: "Trending | UPST Surges 5% on Wednesday, Some Call options Soar 1600%"
description: "On August 13, Eastern Time, Upstart options saw a total of 108376 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 41% and puts making up 58%."
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/252962835.md"
published_at: "2025-08-14T04:19:56.000Z"
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# Trending | UPST Surges 5% on Wednesday, Some Call options Soar 1600%

> On August 13, Eastern Time, Upstart options saw a total of 108376 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 41% and puts making up 58%.

On August 13, Eastern Time, Upstart options saw a total of 108376 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 41% and puts making up 58%.

Upstart has 331298 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 55% and puts making up 44%.

The top volume gainer was the 70 dollars Call option expiring on August 15, 2025, with 4588 contracts traded.

On the news front, Based on recent key news:

1\. August 12, Upstart upsized its convertible notes offering to $600 million, boosting investor confidence and driving a 5% price surge.

2\. August 11, Announcement of $500 million convertible notes led to a 5.9% pre-market drop.

3\. August 11, Deep-pocketed investors took a bearish stance, impacting sentiment.

Please note: The chart below does not include options expiring within five days.

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2025-08-14/ST_US_UPST_en.png)

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