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See which stocks drew the most option premium.

Answer "what were the most active options today" in one look.

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Most Active Options · 21-second walkthroughMarket session Sep 25, 2026

The report UI is recreated from the test app's Sep 25, 2026 session, not a live screen. A historical example with music; no narration.

Most Active Options · real test-app reportMarket session Sep 22, 2026Swipe to inspect →
Real Most Active Options report in the TradingFlow test app, showing Most premium traded for the September 22, 2026 market session.

Captured Sep 23, 2026 on testapp.tradingflow.com. This is a historical example; results on this page do not refresh. Swipe across the image to inspect its columns.

Most Active Options · how the report is assembledConceptual map
  1. 01Single-name flow
  2. 02Rank by premium
  3. 03Most active names

Premium is dollars traded, not open interest.

Read the output

  1. 01Total option premium per single-name underlying for the completed session.
  2. 02Trade count, so heavy premium from few tickets is distinguishable from broad activity.
  3. 03Each name’s call share of its own premium.

Keep in mind

Premium is dollars traded, not open interest and not positioning.

How to read it

From report to evidence

  1. 01

    Scan the premium column

    A few large-caps usually dominate; that concentration is itself the read.

  2. 02

    Check trade count against premium

    High premium on few tickets is size. High premium on many is crowd activity.

  3. 03

    Open a name that stands out

    Ticker Options Snapshot gives that symbol’s split and its biggest prints.

Method and limitations

A one-screen Cookbook tool: where the session’s single-name option premium actually went, largest first. Official app template: Most Active Options.

What the report computes

  • Total option premium per single-name underlying for the completed session.
  • Trade count, so heavy premium from few tickets is distinguishable from broad activity.
  • Each name’s call share of its own premium.

What it does not claim

  • Premium is dollars traded, not open interest and not positioning.
  • A balanced call share is two-sided activity, not a directional signal.
  • Index and ETF roots are excluded — this is single-name flow.

Ranks by premium rather than contract count, so cheap high-volume names do not crowd out the ones where real money traded.

Frequently asked questions

Is this ranked by volume or by premium?
By premium — dollars traded. Contract counts flatter cheap options, so a name trading millions of $0.05 contracts can outrank one trading real size.
Does high premium mean someone is bullish?
No. Premium measures how much money changed hands, not direction. The call share hints at the tilt; it does not establish a position.

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The public page explains the report. Run the official template in TradingFlow for a selected completed market session.

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