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Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: CSCO, CMCSA, MBI Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, June 10, 3:41 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO), where a total volume of 108,449 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 10.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50.8% of CSCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 21.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring June 11, 2021, with 8,930 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 893,000 underlying shares of CSCO. Below is a chart showing CSCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
Comcast Corp (CMCSA) options are showing a volume of 83,685 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.6% of CMCSA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 16.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 14,090 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of CMCSA. Below is a chart showing CMCSA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
And MBIA Inc. (MBI) options are showing a volume of 2,064 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 206,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.4% of MBI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 417,435 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $11 strike call option expiring July 16, 2021, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of MBI. Below is a chart showing MBI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $11 strike highlighted in orange:
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