BigBear.ai stock surges amid heavy options trading activity

Published 16/09/2025, 16:20
© Reuters.

Investing.com -- BigBear.ai Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) stock rose 9.4% Tuesday as traders flocked to the artificial intelligence company’s options, with call volume significantly outpacing put volume.

Trading in BigBear.ai options reached 153,412 contracts by 10:30 a.m. New York time, according to exchange data compiled by Bloomberg. Call options, which give holders the right to buy shares at a specified price, dominated the activity with 144,958 contracts compared to just 8,454 put contracts.

The most actively traded contract was the October 3, 2025 $6.50 call, which accounted for 15,375 contracts against an open interest of 1,108 contracts. Other popular options included the September 19, 2025 $5.50 call with 12,402 contracts traded and the September 19, 2025 $6 call with 7,035 contracts.

December 19, 2025 $5.50 calls and October 17, 2025 $6 calls also saw significant activity, with 3,751 and 3,699 contracts traded respectively.

The heavy options activity, particularly the concentration in call options expiring in 2025 with strike prices above the current share price, indicates some traders are making bullish bets on BigBear.ai’s future performance.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers
© 2007-2025 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.