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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: SWKS, FBRX, MDU Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, July 9, 3:42 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Skyworks Solutions Inc (SWKS), where a total volume of 11,490 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 71.7% of SWKS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike put option expiring July 23, 2021, with 1,150 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 115,000 underlying shares of SWKS. Below is a chart showing SWKS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:
Forte Biosciences Inc (FBRX) options are showing a volume of 1,798 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 179,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70.5% of FBRX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 255,110 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring August 20, 2021, with 645 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 64,500 underlying shares of FBRX. Below is a chart showing FBRX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
And MDU Resources Group Inc (MDU) saw options trading volume of 8,218 contracts, representing approximately 821,800 underlying shares or approximately 70.3% of MDU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring July 16, 2021, with 4,035 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 403,500 underlying shares of MDU. Below is a chart showing MDU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
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