Notable Wednesday Option Activity: APD, IGT, CC Wednesday, February 14, 3:19 PM ET, by Market News Video Staff Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume ...
Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: WST, LULU, UPS Thursday, February 15, 1:24 PM ET, by Market News Video Staff Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume ...
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE:UPS), where a total volume of 88,426 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 8.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 304.2% of UPS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $220 strike call option expiring October 29, 2021, with 7,184 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 718,400 underlying shares of UPS. Below is a chart showing UPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:
International Game Technology PLC (NYSE:IGT) saw options trading volume of 62,217 contracts, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares or approximately 287.2% of IGT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $31 strike call option expiring November 19, 2021, with 16,054 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of IGT. Below is a chart showing IGT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $31 strike highlighted in orange:
And Cortexyme Inc (CRTX) saw options trading volume of 7,265 contracts, representing approximately 726,500 underlying shares or approximately 237.6% of CRTX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 305,805 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike put option expiring November 19, 2021, with 1,060 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 106,000 underlying shares of CRTX. Below is a chart showing CRTX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
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