Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: KMX, LFCR, OSTK
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, March 17, 3:26 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Carmax Inc. (KMX), where a total of 15,418 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 73.3% of KMX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring May 19, 2023, with 5,187 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 518,700 underlying shares of KMX. Below is a chart showing KMX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Lifecore Biomedical Inc (LFCR) options are showing a volume of 893 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 89,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 72.8% of LFCR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 122,620 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $2.50 strike call option expiring April 21, 2023, with 567 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 56,700 underlying shares of LFCR. Below is a chart showing LFCR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Overstock.com Inc (OSTK) options are showing a volume of 11,559 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70.1% of OSTK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring April 21, 2023, with 2,662 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 266,200 underlying shares of OSTK. Below is a chart showing OSTK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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