Options Trading Activity
Western Union Co. saw options trading volume reach 10,701 contracts at 1:11 p.m. New York time on Friday, July 18 2026, according to Bloomberg data compiled by Reuters. Call options comprised 10,183 contracts while put options accounted for 518 contracts.
The most actively traded strike was the August 21, 2026 $8 call, which represented 3,739 contracts and carried an open‑interest of 6,559 contracts. A spread involving the August 21, 2026 $6 call and the August 21, 2026 $7 call accounted for 2,413 contracts; within this spread, 1,551 $6 calls had open interest of 969 contracts and 862 $7 calls had open interest of 691 contracts.
The August 21, 2026 $9 call attracted 2,374 contracts and held a notably high open interest of 12,277 contracts. A calendar spread between the August 21, 2026 $8 call and the July 17, 2026 $8 call comprised 726 contracts, split evenly with 363 July 17, 2026 $8 calls (open interest 3,156 contracts) and 363 August 21, 2026 $8 calls (open interest 6,559 contracts).
Western Union’s stock was quoted up 6.59% at the time of reporting.