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title: "Trending | BB Increases 4% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 500%"
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description: "On May 8, Eastern Time, Blackberry options saw a total of 157894 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 73% and puts making up 26%."
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# Trending | BB Increases 4% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 500%

On May 8, Eastern Time, Blackberry options saw a total of 157894 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 73% and puts making up 26%.

Blackberry has 646722 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 77% and puts making up 22%.

The top volume gainer was the 6 dollars Call option expiring on May 15, 2026, with 13071 contracts traded.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-05-11/ST_US_BB_en.png)

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