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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: BBY, AKAM, TSCO Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, August 20, 2:41 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Best Buy Inc (BBY), where a total volume of 15,814 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 94.4% of BBY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $113 strike put option expiring August 20, 2021, with 3,716 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 371,600 underlying shares of BBY. Below is a chart showing BBY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $113 strike highlighted in orange:
Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM) saw options trading volume of 7,979 contracts, representing approximately 797,900 underlying shares or approximately 70.6% of AKAM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike put option expiring November 19, 2021, with 1,404 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 140,400 underlying shares of AKAM. Below is a chart showing AKAM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:
And Tractor Supply Co. (TSCO) saw options trading volume of 5,083 contracts, representing approximately 508,300 underlying shares or approximately 69.7% of TSCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 729,380 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 688 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 68,800 underlying shares of TSCO. Below is a chart showing TSCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange:
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