Binance2026-10-15 10:03:24Binance adds covered call and cash-secured put strategies to stock options lineupBinance said on Oct. 15 that it has expanded its stock options offering with two new strategies: Covered Call and Cash-Secured Put. The update allows users to sell options contracts and collect premiums after posting the required collateral. Under the Covered Call structure, users must hold the underlying stock as collateral and, if the option is exercised, sell the stock at the agreed strike price. For the Cash-Secured Put strategy, users must lock a sufficient amount of USDC and, if exercised, buy the underlying stock at the strike price. Binance said both strategies use physical settlement, with collateral remaining frozen until the position is closed, the option expires, or the contract is exercised. The exchange also said the product currently supports limit orders only. It added that access to the product may be unavailable in some regions because of local restrictions.480
Hypercall2026-10-14 10:38:47Hypercall says S&P 500 options account for more than 80% of its $640 million volume since launchHypercall, an options exchange built on Hyperliquid, said it has recorded $640 million in notional trading volume since June 1, with more than 80% tied to S&P 500 options. Open interest stands at about $49 million, including $47 million in S&P 500 contracts. The platform offers daily, weekly and monthly expiries, including weekend trading, and settles contracts in USDC using the average price over the final 30 minutes of Hyperliquid’s S&P 500 perpetual futures. Founder Jake Sylvestre said activity is concentrated in options expiring the following day, highlighting demand for round-the-clock access to traditional market exposure on blockchain rails. While Hypercall remains small compared with traditional options markets and Deribit’s crypto options business, the exchange points to a growing use case: trading and hedging when conventional venues are closed. Hypercall also lists options tied to individual names such as SpaceX, Nvidia, Micron Technology and SanDisk, which together make up more than half of all trades, according to the company.360
Coinbase2026-10-06 15:49:01Coinbase launches stock options trading for U.S. users with zero commissions in the first monthCoinbase has rolled out stock options trading for users in the United States, according to a post on X by CEO Brian Armstrong. The initial offering supports buying call options and put options, with zero commissions during the first month. Armstrong said users can trade these products on the same platform, rather than using a separate service. He also said the feature is expected to move on-chain over time. The update marks an expansion of Coinbase’s product lineup for U.S. users and outlines the company’s plan to bring more of its trading functionality onto blockchain rails in the future.320
Coinbase2026-10-06 15:52:44Coinbase launches stock options trading inside its appCoinbase said it has officially rolled out stock options trading in its app, adding support for both call and put options. The company said the new service lets users define their risk exposure before placing a trade and offers commission-free trading. Coinbase also said users can trade stock options without switching to another app, keeping the full process inside its existing application. The announcement was released by Coinbase and cited by ChainCatcher in a 7x24 news update.470
NVIDIA2026-10-04 21:00:36Early NVIDIA adviser says 9,375 stock options were withheld, now worth about $1.05 billionEric Gullichsen, an early adviser to NVIDIA and a virtual reality pioneer, said the company promised him 25,000 stock options in 1993 but granted only 15,625. He also said his option agreement called for full vesting after one year, while NVIDIA applied a four-year vesting schedule instead. After multiple stock splits, the missing 9,375 options would now equal roughly 4.5 million shares. Based on NVIDIA’s Oct. 2 closing price of $233.95, that stake would be worth about $1.05 billion. Gullichsen said NVIDIA has not challenged the authenticity of his agreement documents. The company, through outside law firm Cooley, responded that his claim is barred by the statute of limitations. In California, the general statute of limitations for written contracts is four years. Gullichsen’s lawyer expects the case would be dismissed on timeliness grounds, and for that reason no formal lawsuit has been filed.370
Nvidia2026-09-29 08:47:26Early Nvidia advisor says 4.5 million shares were shorted, but the claim is now time-barredEric Gullichsen, founder of VR company Sense8, says Nvidia undercounted stock options he received when he joined the company as its first technical advisor in 1993. According to documents he published on his personal website, he was granted options for 25,000 shares under a schedule that would fully vest within one year. But when Nvidia ended his advisory agreement in 1996, the company said only 15,625 shares had vested, leaving a disputed gap of 9,375 shares. Gullichsen argues that after Nvidia’s six stock splits since 2000, that shortfall would equal 4.5 million shares today. Using Nvidia’s Sept. 28 closing price of $228.86, he put the value at about $1.03 billion. He said Nvidia did not dispute the authenticity of the option documents during more than a year of exchanges between lawyers, but instead argued that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations. After weighing the case with counsel, Gullichsen said he decided not to sue. He also noted that a settlement figure discussed in a final meeting was far below $1 billion and was still rejected. The dispute has drawn extra attention because an invitation letter he shared appears to reference a four-year vesting schedule, while the stock option grant itself described a one-year timeline.350
Oracle2026-09-27 00:17:28Oracle executives’ nearly $1 billion stock option awards fell out of the money after share slumpOracle founder Larry Ellison and co-CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia received stock option awards in fiscal 2026 with a combined grant-date fair value of about $988 million, according to Fortune and the company’s latest regulatory filing. But the awards lost their intrinsic value by the end of the fiscal year after Oracle’s stock retreated to around $137 from an earlier peak, leaving all of the options out of the money. Ellison’s strike price was set at $280 per share, while the two co-CEOs received options with a $308 strike price. The company’s operating results still showed strong top-line growth: fiscal 2026 revenue rose 17% to $67.4 billion, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenue climbed 77% to $18.1 billion. Remaining performance obligations increased from $138 billion a year earlier to $638 billion. At the same time, Oracle’s capital spending expanded to $55.7 billion as it invested in AI and data center buildouts, pushing free cash flow to negative $23.7 billion. The company also raised funds through $43 billion in senior notes and an equity issuance. Oracle’s board said the compensation structure is designed to reward executives only when shareholders benefit, and shareholders are expected to cast an advisory vote on the pay package at the annual meeting on Nov. 18, 2026.710
Metaplanet2026-09-08 05:27:29Metaplanet options dispute deepens as CEO admits communication fell short and shares extend lossesMetaplanet, the Japan-listed bitcoin treasury company traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under code 3350, is facing mounting scrutiny over its management incentive structure and the dilution tied to its 10th series of stock acquisition rights. The company’s shares fell 7.51% on Monday to 271 yen, then slid again on Tuesday, Sept. 8, touching about 256 yen in Asian midday trading, down roughly 5.5% from the prior close and about 21% below the Sept. 1 close of 326 yen. At the center of the dispute is a paid stock option program granted mainly to directors, executive officers, and employees at an exercise price of 10 yen per share. Investors focused on a feature in the original design that increased the number of shares obtainable under the options when the company expanded its equity base, creating what critics saw as an anti-dilution effect for some holders while ordinary shareholders were diluted. CEO Simon Gerovich said on Sept. 6 that the company’s explanations of its governance structure, management decisions, and how those arrangements linked to long-term shareholder value had not been sufficient. Metaplanet amended the terms on Aug. 18 to fix the number of shares tied to the remaining options at about 319 million shares and added lock-up arrangements, but shareholder concerns have persisted after the company disclosed on Aug. 31 that part of the options had already been exercised.1190
