European options open interest — August 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ING Group ING | $35.45 | 0.54 | 639 +7% | 347 +105% | $36 · 93 | $35 · 160 | C $33 · P $33 |
| Ferrari RACE | $414.25 | 0.68 | 3,561 +1% | 2,415 +25% | $430 · 504 | $380 · 480 | C $540 · P $380 |
| Equinor EQNR | $41.96 | 2.02 | 3,989 +22% | 8,070 +1% | $43 · 1,202 | $40 · 2,433 | C $43 · P $40 |
| STMicroelectronics STM | $52.22 | 0.37 | 15,949 +15% | 5,933 +1% | $60 · 7,922 | $50 · 2,509 | C $55 · P $55 |
| TotalEnergies TTE | $89.36 | 0.85 | 449 +7% | 383 +1% | $92.5 · 117 | $85 · 152 | C $92.5 · P $77.5 |
| GSK GSK | $51.27 | 0.88 | 2,353 +7% | 2,074 +3% | $55 · 1,653 | $50 · 1,543 | C $55 · P $50 |
| Accenture ACN | $176.33 | 0.74 | 17,103 +4% | 12,653 +2% | $210 · 1,903 | $170 · 1,978 | C $300 · P $240 |
| Barclays BCS | $27.33 | 0.9 | 7,645 +1% | 6,878 +4% | $29 · 976 | $26 · 2,361 | C $21 · P $26 |
| Philips PHG | $27.22 | 1.18 | 611 +4% | 724 0% | $28 · 64 | $27 · 290 | C $28 · P $23 |
| Novartis NVS | $154.85 | 3.18 | 3,463 +3% | 11,005 +1% | $165 · 1,071 | $130 · 3,379 | C $155 · P $150 |
| AstraZeneca AZN | $160.41 | 1.39 | 7,416 +3% | 10,344 0% | $165 · 1,209 | $160 · 2,860 | C $165 · P $145 |
| Shell SHEL | $91.88 | 0.92 | 22,964 -2% | 21,129 0% | $110 · 3,636 | $82.5 · 2,575 | C $70 · P $75 |
| Unilever UL | $62.17 | 1.59 | 1,208 0% | 1,922 +2% | $67.5 · 390 | $57.5 · 697 | C $62.5 · P $52.5 |
| Novo Nordisk NVO | $45.87 | 1.05 | 115,001 0% | 121,154 -1% | $50 · 21,364 | $40 · 25,438 | C $25 · P $40 |
| SAP SAP | $212.25 | 0.7 | 18,356 0% | 12,803 0% | $290 · 1,418 | $175 · 1,313 | C $165 · P $195 |
| BP BP | $43.42 | 0.41 | 92,359 0% | 38,275 0% | $55 · 16,371 | $38 · 17,247 | C $35 · P $43 |
| Deutsche Bank DB | $38.05 | 1.2 | 3,857 0% | 4,641 0% | $40 · 996 | $27 · 515 | C $39 · P $45 |
| Rio Tinto RIO | $96.9 | 1.34 | 16,569 0% | 22,207 0% | $105 · 4,216 | $90 · 4,508 | C $47.5 · P $110 |
| HSBC Holdings HSBC | $103.03 | 2.79 | 5,827 0% | 16,250 0% | $105 · 2,118 | $80 · 4,801 | C $70 · P $95 |
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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