$Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ attracted Wednesday bullish block option trades after the company boosted its share buyback plan to $10 billion, sending the stock rising more than 4%.
Within the first 15 minutes of trading, AMD saw eight bullish block trades, the biggest of which involved an active buyer paying a $22.2 million premium for call options that give the holder the right to buy 550,000 shar...

$Coinbase (COIN.US)$ is attracting millions of dollars in bullish option block trades after the announcement that the stock will join the benchmark $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ on May 19, a first for a crypto-related stock.
The crypto exchange will be replacing $Discover Financial Services (DFS.US)$ which will be acquired by $Capital One Financial (COF.US)$ in a deal expected to be completed soon, according to a pres...

$Amazon (AMZN.US)$ saw heavier options volume, putting it on track to be Monday’s third most active stock option after the US and China agreed to temporarily slash their tariffs on each other’s shipments, boosting the prospects of the e-commerce giant.
Under the agreement, the US is temporarily lowering its tariffs on shipments from China to 30% from 145% for 90 days, while China cut its levies to 10% from 12...

MicroStrategy leapt over $Apple (AAPL.US)$ and $Palantir (PLTR.US)$ to land in the third spot for the most active stock options Friday after $Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$ climbed back above $100,000, boosting the value of its holdings.
The company that does business as $Strategy (MSTR.US)$ holds 555,450 Bitcoins that are now valued at $57.1 billion, according to bitcointreasuries.net. The holdings rose from $53.86 billio...

$Coinbase (COIN.US)$ reported first quarter revenue that missed analysts estimates and provided an outlook that trailed Bloomberg consensus.
In the first quarter, the company's total revenue rose 24% to $2.03 billion, missing the average analyst estimate of $2.11 billion, Bloomberg consensus show. The company expects second quarter subscription & services revenue to reach between $600 million to $680 million, below the $707.8 million that...

$Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ saw a bullish $28.4 million block trade in options Thursday as stocks of chipmakers advanced after reports that the Trump administration plans to repeal the restrictions set by its predecessor on exports of chips used in artificial intelligence.
An active buyer purchased 52,050 call options that give its holder the right to buy the Taiwanese company’s American Depositary...

$Arm Holdings (ARM.US)$ shares slumped more than 8% Thursday, missing the rally in semiconductor sector that's sending $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$, $Broadcom (AVGO.US)$, $Marvell Technology (MRVL.US)$ and $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ higher as the UK-based chip designer gave an outlook that missed analysts' estimates.
The company forecast Wednesday that adjusted earnings to range between 30 cents to 38 cents for its fisc...

$Arm Holdings (ARM.US)$ shares slumped more than 8% in extended trading after the company forecast first quarter earnings that missed analysts' estimates amid increasing operating expenses.
The company expects adjusted earnings to range between 30 cents to 38 cents for its fiscal quarter ending in June. That's below the average analyst estimate of 42 cents, according to Bloomberg consensus. Adjusted operating expenses could re...

$Alphabet-A (GOOGL.US)$ leapt over $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ and $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ to become Wednesday's most active stock options as shares headed for their steepest decline since 2023 amid fears the Google parent's Search business could be losing market share to AI applications.
Shares tumbled 8.4% to $149.54 at 12:55 p.m. in New York after $Apple (AAPL.US)$’s senior vice president of services Eddy Cue ...