APO options flow: unusual options activity in Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET
Over the last week the tape recorded 45 unusual options prints in Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO), $2.8M of tracked premium, leaning bullish. Bullish premium was $1.7M against $1.1M bearish; $1.4M went into calls and $1.5M into puts, a put call ratio of 1.04. The largest print was $246K of APO 21 Jan 2028 $100 calls on 24 September 2026, swept at bid. The last session with prints, 28 September 2026, added 1 print and $37K of premium. APO closed at $121.69 on 25 September 2026, up 0.8%.
This week's unusual flow
Prints from 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, 6 sessions. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.
Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.
Largest prints of the week
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | APO 21 Jan 2028 $100 calls | Sweep | 75 | 561 | $246K | At bid | Bearish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | APO 21 Jan 2028 $100 calls | Trade | 53 | 561 | $174K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | APO 21 Jan 2028 $100 calls | Trade | 52 | 561 | $171K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 25 Sep 2026 | APO 21 Jan 2028 $95 puts | Trade | 200 | 401 | $150K | At ask | Bearish | |
| 22 Sep 2026 | APO 16 Oct 2026 $135 calls | Trade | 965 | 647 | $145K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | APO 15 Jan 2027 $125 calls | Sweep | 182 | 743 | $140K | At ask | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | APO 2 Oct 2026 $122 puts | Sweep | 335 | 17 | $104K | At bid | Bullish | High conviction |
| 21 Sep 2026 | APO 19 Mar 2027 $130 puts | Sweep | 72 | 248 | $95K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | APO 21 Jan 2028 $100 calls | Trade | 25 | 561 | $82K | At ask | Bullish | |
| 24 Sep 2026 | APO 16 Oct 2026 $125 puts | Sweep | 89 | 10,851 | $67K | At bid | Bullish | Notable |
| 24 Sep 2026 | APO 20 Nov 2026 $135 puts | Sweep | 40 | 287 | $67K | At ask | Bearish | Notable |
| 23 Sep 2026 | APO 18 Dec 2026 $120 puts | Trade | 100 | 1,834 | $66K | At ask | Bearish |
Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.
Where the money is aimed
| Expiry | Prints | Premium | Calls share | Net premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2028 | 13 | $1.2M | 73% | -$11K |
| 18 Dec 2026 | 7 | $354K | 19% | +$4K |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 5 | $338K | 43% | +$174K |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 6 | $306K | 0% | +$306K |
| 15 Jan 2027 | 5 | $252K | 69% | +$28K |
| 20 Nov 2026 | 3 | $144K | 28% | -$63K |
The most premium, $1.2M, is aimed at the 21 Jan 2028 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 2 Oct 2026.
A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.
The last session, 28 September 2026
| Date | Contract | Type | Size | Open int. | Premium | Execution | Sentiment | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | APO 30 Oct 2026 $138 puts | Trade | 20 | 0 | $37K | At bid | Neutral |
Every print in APO with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open APO in Options Sentiment Screener.
Price
The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open APO in Options Sentiment Screener.
Analysts
The most recent analyst targets on file, from 11 firms, have a median of $146, 20.0% above the last close.
Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.
About Apollo Global Management, Inc.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Trading
- Website
- apollo.com
Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing investments in credit, private equity and real estate markets. The firm provides its services to endowment and sovereign wealth funds, as well as other institutional and individual investors. It seeks to invest in companies based in across Africa, North America with a focus on United States, and Europe.
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Learn
- What unusual options activity means
- Reading one ticker's flow
- Sweeps, blocks and where a trade printed
- Size versus open interest
- Bullish or bearish, how a print's sentiment is inferred
- The conviction score and whale prints
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