Notable Thursday Option Activity: TMUS, LRCX, FCX
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, March 11, 1:26 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS), where a total of 32,405 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 59.3% of TMUS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $128 strike call option expiring March 12, 2021, with 6,075 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 607,500 underlying shares of TMUS. Below is a chart showing TMUS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $128 strike highlighted in orange:
Lam Research Corp (LRCX) saw options trading volume of 9,147 contracts, representing approximately 914,700 underlying shares or approximately 50.6% of LRCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $600 strike call option expiring March 12, 2021, with 451 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 45,100 underlying shares of LRCX. Below is a chart showing LRCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $600 strike highlighted in orange:
And Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX) saw options trading volume of 133,503 contracts, representing approximately 13.4 million underlying shares or approximately 50.3% of FCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.5 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $37.50 strike call option expiring March 12, 2021, with 9,138 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 913,800 underlying shares of FCX. Below is a chart showing FCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $37.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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