European options open interest — August 5, 2026
Where is the money positioned in European options today? This daily snapshot tracks open interest — the number of live contracts — across the European names we cover. The OI "walls" mark the strikes where option sellers are most exposed (informal support/resistance); the shifts show what moved since the last session. Context, not a trading signal.
| Name | Price | Put/Call OI | Call OI (Δ) | Put OI (Δ) | Call OI wall | Put OI wall | Most active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis NVS | $154.42 | 3.17 | 3,222 -64% | 10,224 +193% | $165 · 965 | $130 · 3,379 | C $210 · P $155 |
| Rio Tinto RIO | $101.35 | 0.81 | 22,190 +186% | 17,894 +37% | $105 · 3,844 | $70 · 1,984 | C $47.5 · P $90 |
| Novo Nordisk NVO | $44.87 | 0.45 | 1,595 -98% | 722 -99% | $55 · 359 | $42 · 134 | C $50 · P $47 |
| TotalEnergies TTE | $85.16 | 1.13 | 296 -97% | 335 -95% | $95 · 88 | $85 · 131 | C $82.5 · P $70 |
| ING Group ING | $35.98 | 0.22 | 588 -29% | 127 -88% | $36 · 70 | $33 · 68 | C $33 · P $33 |
| BP BP | $41.56 | 0.35 | 197 +11% | 69 +73% | $45 · 86 | $39 · 28 | C $42 · P $39 |
| AstraZeneca AZN | $161.88 | 1.45 | 4,818 -64% | 6,988 +58% | $210 · 783 | $82.5 · 2,004 | C $175 · P $160 |
| Deutsche Bank DB | $38.03 | 1.37 | 3,070 -64% | 4,220 -12% | $40 · 819 | $27 · 515 | C $24 · P $45 |
| Barclays BCS | $28.55 | 0.58 | 7,856 -63% | 4,518 -27% | $30 · 859 | $23 · 1,675 | C $34 · P $29 |
| STMicroelectronics STM | $52.84 | 1.1 | 186 +43% | 204 +16% | $54 · 20 | $35 · 139 | C $63 · P $45 |
| NXP Semiconductors NXPI | $231.69 | 0.98 | 8,662 -32% | 8,518 +33% | $360 · 709 | $195 · 1,292 | C $280 · P $175 |
| ASML Holding ASML | $1,695.66 | 4.44 | 654 +1% | 2,907 -1% | $2,720 · 38 | $1,415 · 869 | C $1,665 · P $1,230 |
| GSK GSK | $51.16 | 0.25 | 36 0% | 9 0% | $56 · 10 | $46 · 3 | C $56 · P $47 |
Open interest is an end-of-session figure; day-over-day shifts compare consecutive scans. The European names shown here trade options on US venues today (ADRs / dual-listings); native Euronext/Eurex coverage plugs into the same view. Educational context, not investment advice.
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