According to the Options Clearing Commission, these were the top equity options (by volume) that traded on Friday (excluding index ETFs and other derivatives like SPY and VIX trades):
Individual Investors
- 113,648 Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) call contracts
- 78,593 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) call contracts
- 44,471 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) call contracts
- 44,111 Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC) call contracts
- 25,540 AIG (NYSE:AIG) call contracts
Market Makers
- 861,775 Disney (NYSE:DIS) call contracts
- 103,635 The Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) call contracts
- 75,127 Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) call contracts
- 73,704 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) call contracts
- 31,947 Ensco (NYSE:ESV) call contracts
Did you trade any of these names yesterday? Give us your take in the comments.
