Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, July 9, 3:42 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Banc Of California Inc (BANC), where a total volume of 1,600 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 160,000 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 49.9% of BANC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 320,870 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 1,005 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,500 underlying shares of BANC. Below is a chart showing BANC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17 strike highlighted in orange:
CME Group (CME) options are showing a volume of 5,931 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 593,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.4% of CME's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $85 strike put option expiring July 16, 2021, with 3,500 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 350,000 underlying shares of CME. Below is a chart showing CME's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:
And Morgan Stanley (MS) options are showing a volume of 45,476 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.5% of MS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $97 strike call option expiring July 16, 2021, with 2,867 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 286,700 underlying shares of MS. Below is a chart showing MS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $97 strike highlighted in orange:
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