Most Active Stock Options — Top 50 by Contract Volume

As of April 21, 2026 (end-of-day snapshot). Pages update daily after the market close.

Total options volume (call + put contracts traded in a single session) is one of the clearest signals of institutional and speculative attention. High-volume names typically have an identifiable driver: earnings, FDA decisions, macro events, activist filings, or unusual flow ahead of news. Combined with put/call ratio and open-interest context, volume spikes can reveal positioning that isn't yet visible in price.

Top 50 by Total Volume

#	Ticker	Total Volume	Spot Price	ATM IV	P/C Ratio
1	SPY	13,232,514	$703.36	17.3%	1.23
2	QQQ	6,988,290	$643.12	21.8%	1.19
3	SPX	5,304,680	$7057.52	17.0%	1.25
4	IWM	1,960,973	$274.08	25.2%	1.76
5	NVDA	1,670,517	$199.51	40.6%	0.67
6	CVNA	1,540,325	$15.95	84.7%	0.78
7	TSLA	1,149,354	$386.40	47.2%	0.91
8	AAPL	1,104,368	$266.50	29.4%	0.60
9	MSFT	778,784	$423.72	36.9%	0.36
10	AMZN	722,723	$249.40	40.8%	0.46
11	HYG	654,299	$80.34	5.0%	2.23
12	BYND	615,300	$1.04	258.1%	0.13
13	NFLX	563,450	$92.53	30.4%	0.46
14	AMD	555,460	$282.74	63.9%	0.70
15	VIX	531,834	$20.50	90.2%	0.46
16	SLV	466,732	$68.50	54.0%	0.47
17	IBIT	462,524	$42.47	43.8%	0.43
18	ORCL	435,253	$181.88	55.8%	0.35
19	PLTR	422,836	$145.46	62.3%	0.49
20	TLT	404,994	$86.66	10.8%	1.00
21	UNH	393,110	$346.86	30.6%	0.54
22	OPEN	380,745	$5.50	108.5%	0.08
23	META	354,016	$668.31	42.3%	0.73
24	GLD	330,606	$429.59	26.5%	0.85
25	INTC	313,219	$65.87	74.5%	0.92
26	MSTR	309,077	$165.05	76.8%	0.59
27	MU	297,058	$448.41	72.8%	0.66
28	HIMS	283,916	$29.90	117.6%	0.52
29	GOOGL	271,597	$332.30	36.7%	0.85
30	USO	261,274	$128.12	85.0%	0.72
31	BULL	260,537	$7.00	84.3%	0.09
32	SOFI	235,109	$18.73	72.4%	0.47
33	ONDS	228,797	$10.80	110.3%	0.28
34	HOOD	220,215	$86.56	74.4%	0.61
35	CORZ	216,046	$20.61	87.6%	0.60
36	MRVL	206,282	$150.30	68.0%	0.83
37	AAL	201,006	$11.63	60.3%	1.36
38	EEM	200,569	$62.19	26.7%	0.88
39	POET	199,223	$9.97	116.7%	0.15
40	HTZ	194,926	$7.19	130.1%	3.56
41	TQQQ	183,492	$57.06	64.3%	1.09
42	COIN	178,345	$195.69	79.5%	0.50
43	IGV	176,980	$86.67	38.8%	0.64
44	XSP	176,274	$705.95	17.1%	1.17
45	XLE	171,879	$55.85	27.6%	0.47
46	NVTS	169,744	$15.25	135.5%	0.33
47	XLF	159,176	$52.25	19.0%	1.36
48	GME	158,109	$24.44	38.7%	0.14
49	AVGO	155,951	$400.02	44.5%	0.80
50	GOOG	152,824	$330.36	36.3%	0.77

Methodology

Contract volume aggregates call and put contracts traded per ticker from daily end-of-day OPRA snapshots. Names are ranked by total volume with a 1,000-contract minimum to filter out illiquid symbols. Updated once per trading day after the close.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as options volume?

Options volume is the number of contracts that traded in a session. One contract typically represents 100 shares. It includes both opening and closing trades, calls and puts.

Why does options volume matter?

Volume reveals which names institutions and well-informed traders are actively positioning in. Sustained high volume often precedes news, earnings surprises, or material price moves.

How does options volume differ from open interest?

Volume counts trades in a single session. Open interest counts all outstanding contracts from every prior session. Volume is a flow metric; open interest is a stock metric.

What time is this data from?

All data is end-of-day, captured after the close. Pages update daily with the most recent session's totals.