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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: NCR, AIR, BL Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, May 21, 3:21 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in NCR Corp (NCR), where a total volume of 16,163 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 115.4% of NCR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring June 18, 2021, with 7,505 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 750,500 underlying shares of NCR. Below is a chart showing NCR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
AAR Corp (AIR) options are showing a volume of 3,307 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 330,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 107.8% of AIR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 306,780 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 2,885 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 288,500 underlying shares of AIR. Below is a chart showing AIR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
And BlackLine Inc (BL) options are showing a volume of 4,595 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 459,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 106.2% of BL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 432,635 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike put option expiring May 21, 2021, with 1,221 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 122,100 underlying shares of BL. Below is a chart showing BL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:
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