Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, August 12, 1:19 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (BIO), where a total volume of 1,012 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 101,200 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 83.6% of BIO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 120,995 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $400 strike put option expiring September 17, 2021, with 481 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 48,100 underlying shares of BIO. Below is a chart showing BIO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:
Cooper Companies, Inc. (COO) options are showing a volume of 1,490 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 149,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 76.3% of COO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 195,375 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $440 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 430 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 43,000 underlying shares of COO. Below is a chart showing COO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $440 strike highlighted in orange:
And Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) options are showing a volume of 68,244 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48% of DAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 16,264 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of DAL. Below is a chart showing DAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
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