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Thanks! How did you find that page?

On OptionsXpress, when I look at adjusted/non-standard options for Gamestop (GME), which is current priced at $38.42, I see call options with strike prices in the $50s, asking for $18.90. ELZDJ and ELZDK. What's up with that?

Thanks, everyone, this helps. What I still don't understand is this: when a company makes an additional offering or they buy back stocks, yes they increase or reduce the float, but do they at the same time make a higher or lower percentage of the company publicly available? So, for...

Why do they do it? When they do it, does it mean the total number of stocks available goes down? If not, then who owns the stocks that the company bought? It confuses me, because I don't see how a company can own itself. Related questions: When a company makes an offering, do they...