# Trading Ares Capital Options Activated

Investor interest in Ares Capital has increased. According to exchange data, 21,788 option contracts on Ares Capital were recorded as of 14:01 New York time. Of these, 12,515 were call options, meaning contracts that give the right to buy the stock. Put options, which give investors the right to sell, saw 9,273 contracts executed.

The highest activity was recorded on January 2028 $15 call options, where 4,997 contracts were placed. There was also strong interest in August 2026 $17 call options.

Among put options, investors were most interested in August 2026 $18 and January 2028 $20 contracts. Additionally, the number of open positions on September 2026 $19 call options stands at 4,703.

Source: Yahoo Finance