Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, December 15, 3:29 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (AAPL), where a total volume of 1.9 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 193.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 168.7% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 114.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 241,380 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 24.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:
FedEx Corp (FDX) options are showing a volume of 28,457 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 150.4% of FDX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $215 strike put option expiring December 23, 2021, with 3,158 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 315,800 underlying shares of FDX. Below is a chart showing FDX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $215 strike highlighted in orange:
And CMC Materials Inc (CCMP) options are showing a volume of 2,977 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 297,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 147.9% of CCMP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 201,225 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike put option expiring December 17, 2021, with 447 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 44,700 underlying shares of CCMP. Below is a chart showing CCMP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:
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