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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: PRVB, UVV, GME Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, April 9, 3:24 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Provention Bio Inc (PRVB), where a total volume of 12,079 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 131.2% of PRVB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 920,415 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $7.50 strike call option expiring April 16, 2021, with 1,962 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 196,200 underlying shares of PRVB. Below is a chart showing PRVB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Universal Corp (UVV) saw options trading volume of 1,984 contracts, representing approximately 198,400 underlying shares or approximately 127.9% of UVV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 155,150 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 810 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 81,000 underlying shares of UVV. Below is a chart showing UVV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
And GameStop Corp (GME) options are showing a volume of 227,581 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 22.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 118.6% of GME's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 19.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $160 strike put option expiring April 09, 2021, with 13,719 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of GME. Below is a chart showing GME's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:
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