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title: "Trending | MSFT Increases 3% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 1300%"
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description: "On May 15, Eastern Time, Microsoft options saw a total of 1842573 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 81% and puts making up 18%."
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# Trending | MSFT Increases 3% last Friday, Some Call options Soar 1300%

On May 15, Eastern Time, Microsoft options saw a total of 1842573 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 81% and puts making up 18%.

Microsoft has 4173679 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 66% and puts making up 33%.

The top volume gainer was the 440 dollars Call option expiring on May 22, 2026, with 30668 contracts traded.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-05-18/ST_US_MSFT_en.png)

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