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title: "Trending | RIOT Plummets 5% on Thursday, Some Put options Soar 233%"
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description: "On August 13, Eastern Time, Riot Platforms options saw a total of 159844 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 55% and puts making up 44%."
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# Trending | RIOT Plummets 5% on Thursday, Some Put options Soar 233%

On August 13, Eastern Time, Riot Platforms options saw a total of 159844 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 55% and puts making up 44%.

Riot Platforms has 950176 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 65% and puts making up 34%.

The top volume gainer was the 21.5 dollars Put option expiring on August 14, 2026, with 10492 contracts traded.

On the news front, RIOT.US fell from 23.570 to 19.210. Volume peaked at 76,369,611 on Aug 11. Heavy selling drove the drop, spiking put options as traders hedged risk.

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

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2026-08-14/ST_US_RIOT_en.png)

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