Notable Friday Option Activity: SB, MBI, INO
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 Safe Bulkers Inc (SB), where a total of 3,405 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 340,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 48.1% of SB's average daily trading volume over the past month of 708,470 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $2.50 strike put option expiring March 19, 2021, with 2,176 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 217,600 underlying shares of SB. Below is a chart showing SB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2.50 strike highlighted in orange:
MBIA Inc. (MBI) options are showing a volume of 2,345 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 234,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.8% of MBI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 490,255 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $7 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 927 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 92,700 underlying shares of MBI. Below is a chart showing MBI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7 strike highlighted in orange:
And Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (INO) options are showing a volume of 106,469 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 10.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.3% of INO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 23.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $16 strike call option expiring February 12, 2021, with 12,197 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of INO. Below is a chart showing INO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16 strike highlighted in orange:
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