Question: The following table provided CALL and PUT options for Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock, which ended trading at US$121.03 (-$0.93; -0.76%) on March 12, 2021 (at

The following table provided CALL and PUT options for Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock, which ended trading at US$121.03 (-$0.93; -0.76%) on March 12, 2021 (at 4:00PM EST; at close). According to the listing, the options are going to expire on April 16, 2021 (i.e., it expires in 35 days). One option contract is equivalent to 100 shares.

The following table provided CALL and PUT options
CALL Option Price Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility W 90 31.25 31.25 31.4 -1.03 -3.19% 10 1,944 55.76% 95 26.15 26.35 26.55 0.25 0.97% 1 601 50.73% 100 21.4 21.55 21.7 -1.1 4.89% 79 4,566 46.95% 120 5.59 5.55 5.7 -0.61 -9.84% 14,763 79,844 35.24% 125 3.35 3.35 3.4 -0.44 -11.61% 6,240 72,491 34.35% 150 0.28 0.28 0.29 -0.03 -9.68% 1,274 48,878 40.82% PUT Strike Last Price Bid Ask Change % Change Volume Open Interest Implied Volatility 85 0.18 0.16 0.18 0 - 32 2,732 58.98% 90 0.24 0.23 0.25 -0.02 -7.69% 16 5,063 53.71% 95 0.37 0.31 0.36 0 - 93 6,651 49.12% 100 0.52 0.52 0.54 -0.01 -1.89% 423 13,718 44.48% 110 1.5 1.47 1.5 0.11 7.91% 1,753 19,349 37.60% 120 4.55 4.5 4.55 0.4 9.64% 17,619 89,396 34.42% 125 7.28 7.2 7.3 0.53 7.85% 580 56,787 33.86% 130 10.95 10.7 10.85 0.78 7.67% 719 31,335 33.90% 140 19.97 19.45 19.6 1.45 7.83% 5,095 90,098 36.23% 150 29.25 29.1 29.25 1.09 3.87% 364 4,639 40.58%

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