MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET) experienced a surge in options trading activity on Thursday, with total contracts reaching 4,594 by 3:20 p.m. New York time, according to Bloomberg‑compiled exchange data. Put contracts accounted for 3,382 of the total, while call contracts comprised 1,212. The most actively traded contract was the September 18, 2026 $77.50 put, which recorded 2,000 trades and held an open‑interest of 275 contracts as of the prior Tuesday. The September 18, 2026 $80 put followed with 1,001 trades and an open‑interest of 824 contracts. On the call side, the January 21, 2028 $77.50 call saw 551 contracts change hands and maintained an open‑interest of 625 contracts. During the same session, MetLife’s share price increased modestly by 0.17% to $84.74. The company’s three‑month implied volatility rose by 0.08 percentage points to 25.26%, and the three‑month 90/110 skew declined by 2.37 percentage points to 4.67 percentage points. The article was generated with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor.