The Hot Options Report: 10-10-2025

In this episode of the Hot Options Report, host Mark Longo from  discusses the intense trading activity on October 10th. Major indices like VIX, SPY, SPX, small caps, and the Qs experienced significant movements, with VIX contracts spiking to nearly 2 million due to escalating US-China trade tensions. The episode also highlights notable trades in single-name equity options, including SoFi, Palantir, Open, Intel, Amazon, Apple, Wolf, AMD, Tesla, and Nvidia. The episode is sponsored by Public.com and provides insights into how traders reacted to market shifts and options volumes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.