Notable Friday Option Activity: AAWW, SVMK, PRTA
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, February 12, 3:18 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW), where a total of 3,576 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 357,600 underlying shares. That amounts to about 85.9% of AAWW's average daily trading volume over the past month of 416,400 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $57.50 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 2,124 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 212,400 underlying shares of AAWW. Below is a chart showing AAWW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $57.50 strike highlighted in orange:
SVMK Inc (SVMK) saw options trading volume of 5,400 contracts, representing approximately 540,000 underlying shares or approximately 84.1% of SVMK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 642,105 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring February 19, 2021, with 2,048 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 204,800 underlying shares of SVMK. Below is a chart showing SVMK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
And Prothena Corp plc (PRTA) options are showing a volume of 3,525 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 352,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 82.9% of PRTA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 425,245 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 447 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 44,700 underlying shares of PRTA. Below is a chart showing PRTA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
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