The Hot Options Report: 09-05-2025

This episode of "The Hot Options Report" recaps the trading week, highlighting the significant market activity on Friday, September 5th. Mark Longo notes that the non-farm payroll data caused a lot of red in the market and a lot of green on the volatility screen. The episode then dives into a countdown of the hottest options, starting with broad market indices like the VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, and QQQ, before moving on to individual stocks. The host provides details on the trading volume and the most active options for each security. The report concludes by recapping the top 10 single-name stocks with the most options activity, with a special mention of the explosive volume in Nvidia and Tesla, which took the top spot.  Time Stamps 0:00 Introduction  0:45 Sponsor: Public.com 1:25 VIX 2:40 SPY 3:25 SPX 4:10 IWM 4:50 QQQ 5:35 Single Name Stocks Countdown (Top 10) 6:00 10. GOOGL 6:55 9. HOOD 8:10 8. MSTR 9:20 7. AAPL 10:15 6. AMD 11:15 5. PLTR 12:20 4. AVGO 13:20 3. OPEN 14:35 2. NVDA 15:55 1. TSLA 17:00 Closing Remarks ------------------------------------------------------------------ All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all investors.  Customers must read and understand the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before considering any options strategy.  Options investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk, including the potential for losses that may exceed the original investment amount, and are only available for qualified customers.  Index options have special features and fees that should be carefully considered, including settlement, exercise, expiration, tax, and cost characteristics.  See Fee Schedule for all options trading fees. There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Rebate rates vary monthly from $0.06-$0.18 and depend on the particular security, whether the trade was placed via API, as well as your current and prior month's options trading volume. Review Options Rebate Terms here. Rates are subject to change. Go to public.com/optionsbrief to learn more.