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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: GS, HIG, DPZ Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, September 1, 3:26 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS), where a total volume of 25,828 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 117% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $420 strike call option expiring September 03, 2021, with 1,926 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 192,600 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $420 strike highlighted in orange:
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) saw options trading volume of 17,447 contracts, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares or approximately 112.2% of HIG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 5,995 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 599,500 underlying shares of HIG. Below is a chart showing HIG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
And Dominos Pizza Inc. (DPZ) saw options trading volume of 3,908 contracts, representing approximately 390,800 underlying shares or approximately 110.1% of DPZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 355,005 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $420 strike put option expiring January 21, 2022, with 1,138 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 113,800 underlying shares of DPZ. Below is a chart showing DPZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $420 strike highlighted in orange:
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