Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: CBL, AAOI, MSFT

Applied Optoelectronics Inc (Symbol: AAOI) saw options trading volume of 125,741 contracts, representing approximately 12.6 million underlying shares or approximately 107.7% of AAOI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.7 million shares.

Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring August 14, 2026 , with 10,881 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of AAOI. Below is a chart showing AAOI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:

And Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) options are showing a volume of 388,667 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 38.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 100.7% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 38.6 million shares.

Particularly high volume was seen for the $500 strike call option expiring August 14, 2026 , with 57,374 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.7 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange:

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