Activity tied to Apple, Meta Platforms and Tesla shares has touched some of the highest levels in history recently
Trading in options tied to Bed Bath & Beyond shares has soared this year.Photo: Jane Hahn for The Wall Street Journal
Options traders are riding this year’s stock-market rally en masse, favoring bets on technology stocks to capture quick gains.
More than 40 million call-option contracts changed hands in a single day in early February—the highest level on record and nearly topping 2022’s daily average volume for puts and calls combined. That propelled overall activity above 68 million contracts, also a record, according to Cboe Global Markets data.
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