Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, February 3, 3:30 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Merck & Co Inc (MRK), where a total volume of 71,649 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 7.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51.2% of MRK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $78 strike put option expiring February 04, 2022, with 4,704 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 470,400 underlying shares of MRK. Below is a chart showing MRK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $78 strike highlighted in orange:
LiveRamp Holdings Inc (RAMP) options are showing a volume of 1,599 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 159,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.8% of RAMP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 314,695 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring February 18, 2022, with 1,526 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 152,600 underlying shares of RAMP. Below is a chart showing RAMP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
And Groupon Inc (GRPN) saw options trading volume of 12,083 contracts, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares or approximately 49.6% of GRPN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $27 strike put option expiring February 18, 2022, with 1,312 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 131,200 underlying shares of GRPN. Below is a chart showing GRPN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $27 strike highlighted in orange:
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