Notable Friday Option Activity: BWA, AMT, HUM
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, January 15, 1:25 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in BorgWarner Inc (BWA), where a total of 8,840 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 884,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 43% of BWA's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $37.50 strike call option expiring March 19, 2021, with 7,342 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 734,200 underlying shares of BWA. Below is a chart showing BWA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $37.50 strike highlighted in orange:
American Tower Corp (AMT) saw options trading volume of 9,851 contracts, representing approximately 985,100 underlying shares or approximately 42.7% of AMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $220 strike call option expiring January 15, 2021, with 3,972 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 397,200 underlying shares of AMT. Below is a chart showing AMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:
And Humana Inc. (HUM) saw options trading volume of 3,942 contracts, representing approximately 394,200 underlying shares or approximately 41.6% of HUM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 947,260 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $435 strike put option expiring February 19, 2021, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of HUM. Below is a chart showing HUM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $435 strike highlighted in orange:
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