Notable open interest changes for March 16th

Wednesday’s total option volume of 55.5 million contracts resulted in net open interest growth of 5.01 million calls and 4.56 million puts. Credit Suisse (CS), Bank of America (BAC), Charles Schwab (SCHW) and EOG Resources (EOG) saw the greatest growth. Top five new positions opened include 61k Credit Suisse (CS) Apr-23 1.5 puts, 47k Credit Suisse (CS) Mar-23 1 puts, 29k American Airlines (AAL) Sep-23 14 puts, 23k Charles Schwab (SCHW) May-23 75 calls and 22k Credit Suisse (CS) Mar-23 1.5 puts.