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Notable Monday Option Activity: BIIB, MSFT, KSU Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, May 24, 2:16 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Biogen Inc (BIIB), where a total volume of 5,198 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 519,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 58.4% of BIIB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 890,305 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $280 strike put option expiring June 18, 2021, with 338 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 33,800 underlying shares of BIIB. Below is a chart showing BIIB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $280 strike highlighted in orange:
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) saw options trading volume of 164,638 contracts, representing approximately 16.5 million underlying shares or approximately 58.3% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 28.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike call option expiring May 28, 2021, with 12,698 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:
And Kansas City Southern (KSU) options are showing a volume of 8,303 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 830,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.6% of KSU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring June 18, 2021, with 2,317 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 231,700 underlying shares of KSU. Below is a chart showing KSU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:
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