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title: "Trending | TSLA Decreases 4% last Friday, Some Put options Soar 299%"
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description: "On May 15, Eastern Time, Tesla options saw a total of 3886640 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 61% and puts making up 38%."
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# Trending | TSLA Decreases 4% last Friday, Some Put options Soar 299%

On May 15, Eastern Time, Tesla options saw a total of 3886640 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 61% and puts making up 38%.

Tesla has 7412230 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 56% and puts making up 43%.

The top volume gainer was the 430 dollars Call option expiring on May 18, 2026, with 41505 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_TSLA_en.png)

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