Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: KSS, OMER, EBIX
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, May 19, 3:21 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Kohl's Corp. (KSS), where a total of 17,040 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 63.7% of KSS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $57 strike put option expiring May 21, 2021, with 2,674 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 267,400 underlying shares of KSS. Below is a chart showing KSS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $57 strike highlighted in orange:
Omeros Corp (OMER) options are showing a volume of 3,554 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 355,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 63% of OMER's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 564,540 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 1,205 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 120,500 underlying shares of OMER. Below is a chart showing OMER's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
And Ebix Inc (EBIX) options are showing a volume of 2,528 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 252,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 59.2% of EBIX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 427,365 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring May 21, 2021, with 2,039 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 203,900 underlying shares of EBIX. Below is a chart showing EBIX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
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