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Notable Thursday Option Activity: GEF, GLRE, MTN Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, March 11, 3:26 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Greif Inc (GEF), where a total volume of 1,636 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 163,600 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 85.9% of GEF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 190,415 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 695 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 69,500 underlying shares of GEF. Below is a chart showing GEF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (GLRE) options are showing a volume of 1,053 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 105,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 79.5% of GLRE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 132,455 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 834 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 83,400 underlying shares of GLRE. Below is a chart showing GLRE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:
And Vail Resorts Inc (MTN) options are showing a volume of 3,064 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 306,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70.7% of MTN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 433,460 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $290 strike put option expiring March 19, 2021, with 2,232 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 223,200 underlying shares of MTN. Below is a chart showing MTN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:
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