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title: "Trending | AAL Decreases 3% last Friday, Some Put options Soar 100%"
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description: "On May 15, Eastern Time, American Airlines options saw a total of 113833 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 33% and puts making up 66%."
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# Trending | AAL Decreases 3% last Friday, Some Put options Soar 100%

On May 15, Eastern Time, American Airlines options saw a total of 113833 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 33% and puts making up 66%.

American Airlines has 2941068 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 35% and puts making up 64%.

The top volume gainer was the 12.5 dollars Put option expiring on May 22, 2026, with 13409 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_AAL_en.png)

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