Notable Monday Option Activity: STNG, IDT, MRNA
Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, May 3, 4:43 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Scorpio Tankers Inc (STNG), where a total of 4,934 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 493,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 64.1% of STNG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 770,245 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $17 strike put option expiring May 21, 2021, with 819 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 81,900 underlying shares of STNG. Below is a chart showing STNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17 strike highlighted in orange:
IDT Corp (IDT) options are showing a volume of 517 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 51,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 63.8% of IDT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 81,065 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $27 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 141 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 14,100 underlying shares of IDT. Below is a chart showing IDT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $27 strike highlighted in orange:
And Moderna Inc (MRNA) saw options trading volume of 62,375 contracts, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares or approximately 62.2% of MRNA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.0 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring May 07, 2021, with 7,824 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 782,400 underlying shares of MRNA. Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:
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