Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Netflix Inc. (NASD: NFLX), where a total of 62,789 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.4% of NFLX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 12.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $122 strike put option expiring October 21, 2016, with 3,881 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 388,100 underlying shares of NFLX. Below is a chart showing NFLX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $122 strike highlighted in orange:
United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE: UPS) options are showing a volume of 10,421 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.2% of UPS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike put option expiring December 16, 2016, with 6,526 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 652,600 underlying shares of UPS. Below is a chart showing UPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
And Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASD: ATVI) saw options trading volume of 31,314 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 49.9% of ATVI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.3 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $47 strike call option expiring November 18, 2016, with 20,013 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of ATVI. Below is a chart showing ATVI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47 strike highlighted in orange:
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