Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: ANET, MAA, EA
Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, July 13, 1:19 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Arista Networks Inc (ANET), where a total of 2,800 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 280,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 57.6% of ANET's average daily trading volume over the past month of 486,035 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $350 strike put option expiring August 20, 2021, with 1,831 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 183,100 underlying shares of ANET. Below is a chart showing ANET's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $350 strike highlighted in orange:
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc (MAA) options are showing a volume of 3,096 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 309,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.9% of MAA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 633,630 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring July 16, 2021, with 1,281 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 128,100 underlying shares of MAA. Below is a chart showing MAA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:
And Electronic Arts, Inc. (EA) saw options trading volume of 9,707 contracts, representing approximately 970,700 underlying shares or approximately 47.4% of EA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $143 strike put option expiring July 16, 2021, with 927 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 92,700 underlying shares of EA. Below is a chart showing EA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $143 strike highlighted in orange:
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