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Charter Options Activity Climbs to 17,216 Contracts as Shares Jump 12%

Heavy trading centered on July puts and calls, with large multi-leg positions and shifts in short-dated volatility measures

By Avery Klein
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Options volume in Charter Communications (CHTR) totaled 17,216 contracts by 12:20 p.m. New York time on Monday. Calls made up 9,570 contracts and puts accounted for 7,646. The most-active single position was the July 17, 2026 $115 put, which saw 2,762 contracts versus 581 contracts of open interest. Charter shares rose 12% to $149.67, while three-month volatility and 90/110 skew both declined.

Charter Options Activity Climbs to 17,216 Contracts as Shares Jump 12%
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Key Points

  • Options volume in Charter totaled 17,216 contracts by 12:20 p.m. New York time, split between 9,570 calls and 7,646 puts.
  • The July 17, 2026 $115 put was the single most-active strike with 2,762 contracts against 581 contracts of open interest; several large multi-leg and single-strike trades were also recorded.
  • Charter shares traded at $149.67, up 12%, while three-month implied volatility fell 0.81 percentage points to 65.32% and the three-month 90/110 skew decreased 0.11 percentage points to 3.05 percentage points.

Options trading in Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) reached 17,216 contracts by 12:20 p.m. New York time on Monday, based on exchange data compiled by Bloomberg.

Of the total activity, 9,570 contracts were call options and 7,646 were puts. The single-largest block of activity was the July 17, 2026 $115 put, which registered 2,762 contracts against an open interest figure of 581 contracts. Following that, the July 2, 2026 $170 call accounted for 1,403 contracts with open interest of 74 contracts.

A notable multi-leg position observed in the flow was a diagonal spread totaling 1,000 contracts that paired the Jan. 21, 2028 $350 call with the Jan. 15, 2027 $140 call. The structure comprised 500 Jan. 15, 2027 $140 calls (open interest 15 contracts) and 500 Jan. 21, 2028 $350 calls (open interest 2,530 contracts).

Additional single-strike activity included the Sept. 18, 2026 $300 call, which recorded 990 contracts against an open interest of 111 contracts, and the Sept. 18, 2026 $160 put with 842 contracts versus open interest of 942 contracts.

On the underlying equity, Charter Communications shares rose 12% to trade at $149.67 during the reporting window. At the same time, the companys three-month volatility measure declined by 0.81 percentage points to 65.32%. The three-month 90/110 skew also eased by 0.11 percentage points to 3.05 percentage points.

The trading snapshot highlights a mix of short-dated and longer-dated directional and spread activity, alongside measurable moves in implied volatility and skew in the near-term derivatives market for CHTR.


Market context

  • Total options contracts traded: 17,216 (9,570 calls; 7,646 puts)
  • Largest single strike by contracts: July 17, 2026 $115 put - 2,762 contracts (open interest 581)
  • Equity price during the window: $149.67 (up 12%)

Risks

  • Concentration of activity at specific strikes - several large positions such as the July 17, 2026 $115 put (2,762 contracts) contrast with relatively low open interest at that strike (581), which may reflect short-term positioning or execution dynamics in the options market.
  • Open interest mismatches - some actively traded strikes showed materially different open interest levels (for example, the July 2, 2026 $170 call had 1,403 contracts traded versus 74 contracts of open interest), introducing potential liquidity and rollover considerations for derivatives traders.
  • Volatility and skew movements - the reported decline in three-month volatility and in the 90/110 skew indicates changing implied risk pricing for CHTR options, creating uncertainty for volatility-sensitive strategies in equity and derivatives markets.

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