The open interest configuration of a stock is simply the number of open puts or calls at the various strike prices and can be illustrated by plotting a chart with adjacent call and put bars ...

Open interest and volume are two closely related topics in the world of options trading, so it makes sense to discuss them as a unified subject. Volume is already a familiar concept to stock ...

One of the most important is the open interest of an option. But what is open interest in options trading? Defined as the number of open call or put option contracts for a particular stock ...

Friday’s total option volume of 69.1 million contracts resulted in net open interest growth of 9.84 million calls and 7.36 million puts.