Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, January 3, 3:22 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Anavex Life Sciences Corp (AVXL), where a total volume of 8,536 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 853,600 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 47.7% of AVXL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,362 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 136,200 underlying shares of AVXL. Below is a chart showing AVXL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
McKesson Corp (MCK) saw options trading volume of 4,269 contracts, representing approximately 426,900 underlying shares or approximately 47.4% of MCK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 900,655 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $430 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 699 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 69,900 underlying shares of MCK. Below is a chart showing MCK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $430 strike highlighted in orange:
And Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) options are showing a volume of 8,273 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 827,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.1% of URBN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $36 strike put option expiring January 05, 2024, with 2,816 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 281,600 underlying shares of URBN. Below is a chart showing URBN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $36 strike highlighted in orange:
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