European options open interest — August 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell SHEL | $91.48 | 0.42 | 189 +8% | 79 +1217% | $94 · 34 | $78 · 2 | C $89 · P $93 |
| Unilever UL | $65.14 | 0.48 | 79 +316% | 38 0% | $67 · 61 | $59 · 13 | C $67 · P $59 |
| Novo Nordisk NVO | $47.15 | 0.48 | 4,300 +25% | 2,053 +74% | $50 · 1,276 | $42 · 506 | C $51 · P $41 |
| TotalEnergies TTE | $87.54 | 0.37 | 4,956 0% | 1,850 +70% | $95 · 2,718 | $82.5 · 588 | C $50 · P $82.5 |
| Novartis NVS | $158.09 | 2.57 | 10,491 +43% | 26,910 +6% | $165 · 3,866 | $150 · 9,830 | C $175 · P $160 |
| Deutsche Bank DB | $40.23 | 0.76 | 6,792 +18% | 5,164 +4% | $42 · 924 | $33 · 569 | C $37 · P $45 |
| ASML Holding ASML | $1,738.06 | 4.02 | 569 +11% | 2,290 +6% | $2,020 · 50 | $1,060 · 240 | C $1,900 · P $1,360 |
| HSBC Holdings HSBC | $103.85 | 1.45 | 38 +6% | 55 +10% | $105 · 12 | $100 · 23 | C $110 · P $100 |
| AstraZeneca AZN | $165.54 | 1.11 | 9,472 +3% | 10,545 +2% | $170 · 1,560 | $160 · 2,904 | C $110 · P $185 |
| Equinor EQNR | $41.71 | 1.67 | 5,270 +2% | 8,802 +1% | $43 · 1,151 | $40 · 2,474 | C $39 · P $35 |
| Rio Tinto RIO | $104.81 | 1.34 | 17,386 +2% | 23,231 +1% | $105 · 4,198 | $90 · 4,448 | C $47.5 · P $80 |
| GSK GSK | $51.61 | 0.92 | 145 +1% | 133 0% | $57 · 101 | $49 · 52 | C $58 · P $44 |
| Barclays BCS | $27.16 | 0.75 | 8,618 +1% | 6,439 0% | $28 · 1,488 | $26 · 1,829 | C $25 · P $29 |
| NXP Semiconductors NXPI | $223.19 | 0.78 | 12,533 0% | 9,796 0% | $250 · 2,099 | $195 · 1,363 | C $260 · P $190 |
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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