Stock Markets July 1, 2026 12:22 PM

Options Activity in Unity Software Surges to Over 30,000 Contracts

Heavy volume centered in specific puts and a set of long-dated calls as traders executed 30,225 contracts by late morning

By Marcus Reed
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Options trading in Unity Software Inc. reached 30,225 contracts by 11:40 a.m. New York time on Wednesday. Put activity outpaced calls, with a single August 21, 2026 $33 put recording more than 10,000 contracts traded despite modest prior open interest. A cluster of long-dated calls in late 2027 and early 2028 also registered notable volume.

Options Activity in Unity Software Surges to Over 30,000 Contracts
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Key Points

  • Total options volume reached 30,225 contracts by 11:40 a.m. New York time, split into 13,625 calls and 16,600 puts.
  • The August 21, 2026 $33 put led single-contract activity with 10,017 contracts traded against an open interest of 85; a significant January 2027 $15 put block also traded.
  • A group of four long-dated calls expiring in December 2027 and January 2028 totaled 2,136 contracts, with meaningful open interest in the January 21, 2028 $75 calls (5,111 contracts). Sectors impacted include technology equities and derivatives markets.

Options activity in Unity Software Inc. (ticker: U) accelerated through midmorning on Wednesday, with exchange data compiled by Bloomberg showing 30,225 contracts had changed hands by 11:40 a.m. New York time.

Of the total volume, 13,625 were call options and 16,600 were put options, reflecting higher put trading in the session.

The single most-traded contract was the August 21, 2026 $33 put, which saw 10,017 contracts traded against an existing open interest of 85 contracts. Another large put block was the January 15, 2027 $15 put, which recorded 4,318 contracts with an open interest of 13,974 contracts.

A collection of four long-dated call options expiring in December 2027 and January 2028 together accounted for 2,136 contracts. These four contracts were the December 17, 2027 $75 call, the January 21, 2028 $75 call, the January 21, 2028 $70 call, and the December 17, 2027 $70 call. Each of those four strike-expiration combinations registered 534 trades during the period measured.

Open interest figures for those long-dated calls varied: the January 21, 2028 $70 calls showed an open interest of 1,508 contracts, while the January 21, 2028 $75 calls had 5,111 contracts in open interest. The December 17, 2027 $70 calls carried an open interest of 1,630 contracts, and the December 17, 2027 $75 calls showed 2,218 contracts of open interest.

Nearer-term call volume also featured in the session. The July 2, 2026 $30.50 call recorded 1,541 contracts traded against an open interest of 229 contracts. The August 21, 2026 $30 call accounted for 672 contracts with an open interest of 2,633 contracts.


The data show concentrated trading across a handful of strikes and expirations, spanning near-term July and August 2026 expiries through a cluster of December 2027 and January 2028 calls. The session's tally of 30,225 contracts reflects all of those individual trades compiled as of 11:40 a.m. New York time.

Risks

  • Disparity between trade volume and prior open interest at specific strikes - for example, 10,017 contracts traded in the August 21, 2026 $33 put versus an open interest of 85 - creates uncertainty about position concentration and liquidity at that strike, which can affect derivatives traders and market makers.
  • Concentration of activity in a small number of expirations and strikes (near-term July/August 2026 and long-dated December 2027/January 2028 calls) increases exposure to event-time volatility for options participants and the equity's short- and long-dated derivatives markets.
  • Differences in open interest across the referenced contracts (for example, large open interest in the January 21, 2028 $75 calls at 5,111 contracts versus lower open interest in some nearer-term calls) highlight uneven position distribution that may present execution and liquidity considerations for traders and institutional desks.

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