Trading in options tied to DraftKings Inc. reached 97,174 contracts at 11:21 a.m. New York time on Wednesday, according to exchange data compiled by Bloomberg. The session was marked by a strong bias toward call activity, which accounted for 79,537 contracts, while puts totaled 17,637 contracts.
Activity was concentrated in a handful of strikes and expirations. Among the busiest was the June 12, 2026 $30 call, where 6,365 contracts changed hands against an open interest of 2,243 contracts. Another notable block involved options expiring January 15, 2027: a total of 5,000 contracts traded in that series, split evenly between $35 calls and $30 puts. The $35 calls saw 2,500 contracts traded with open interest of 10,214 contracts, while the $30 puts also had 2,500 contracts traded against open interest of 7,141 contracts.
Other heavily traded positions included the June 18, 2026 $32 call with 3,806 contracts and open interest of 5,692 contracts, and the July 17, 2026 $32.50 call which recorded 3,265 contracts traded with open interest at 1,970 contracts. The June 12, 2026 $31 call also saw significant turnover, with 3,118 contracts traded against an open interest of 434 contracts.
The breakdown of traded contracts and open interest across several expirations highlights where market participants concentrated their activity during the reported timestamp. The data presents a snapshot of intraday options flows for the stock and shows which strikes were focal points for traders on that day.
What the numbers show
- Overall options volume reached 97,174 contracts at the specified time.
- Call options composed the majority of traded contracts (79,537), with puts making up the remainder (17,637).
- Several individual strikes, particularly in June and mid-2026 expirations and a January 2027 block, accounted for sizable portions of the session's turnover.
This report is limited to the exchange data at the reported timestamp and does not attempt to interpret motivations behind the trades or any subsequent price action beyond the figures presented.