Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, October 14, 3:31 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (MMSI), where a total volume of 9,739 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 973,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 441.6% of MMSI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 220,515 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 9,684 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 968,400 underlying shares of MMSI. Below is a chart showing MMSI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
Tesla Inc (TSLA) options are showing a volume of 812,225 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 81.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 415.7% of TSLA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 19.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $820 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 80,697 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart showing TSLA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $820 strike highlighted in orange:
And GameStop Corp (GME) options are showing a volume of 78,045 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 7.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 384.4% of GME's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 14,151 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of GME. Below is a chart showing GME's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:
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