Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, July 24, 3:46 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NAT), where a total volume of 11,459 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 52.2% of NAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $3.50 strike put option expiring August 18, 2023, with 4,203 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 420,300 underlying shares of NAT. Below is a chart showing NAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Valaris Ltd (VAL) saw options trading volume of 4,687 contracts, representing approximately 468,700 underlying shares or approximately 52.1% of VAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 900,250 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring August 18, 2023, with 1,154 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 115,400 underlying shares of VAL. Below is a chart showing VAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
And Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) saw options trading volume of 160,571 contracts, representing approximately 16.1 million underlying shares or approximately 52% of VZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 30.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $36 strike call option expiring July 28, 2023, with 33,739 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares of VZ. Below is a chart showing VZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $36 strike highlighted in orange:
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