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title: "Trending | ASTS Increases 3% on Monday, Some Call options Surges 66%"
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description: "On May 18, Eastern Time, AST SpaceMobile options saw a total of 202071 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 79% and puts making up 20%."
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# Trending | ASTS Increases 3% on Monday, Some Call options Surges 66%

On May 18, Eastern Time, AST SpaceMobile options saw a total of 202071 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 79% and puts making up 20%.

AST SpaceMobile has 1166167 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 73% and puts making up 26%.

The top volume gainer was the 100 dollars Call option expiring on May 22, 2026, with 13700 contracts traded.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-05-19/ST_US_ASTS_en.png)

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