Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Stratasys, Ltd. (NASD: SSYS), where a total volume of 4,822 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 482,200 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50.6% of SSYS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 952,575 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $23 strike put option expiring July 29, 2016, with 1,220 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 122,000 underlying shares of SSYS. Below is a chart showing SSYS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $23 strike highlighted in orange:
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) options are showing a volume of 531,583 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 53.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.9% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 108.6 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring November 18, 2016, with 63,444 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.3 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
And Noble Corp plc (NYSE: NE) options are showing a volume of 40,695 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.7% of NE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.4 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $8 strike call option expiring July 22, 2016, with 29,856 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of NE. Below is a chart showing NE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $8 strike highlighted in orange:
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