Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: IGT, PYPL, AAPL
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, September 29, 3:44 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in International Game Technology PLC (IGT), where a total of 19,055 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 98.9% of IGT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring November 19, 2021, with 5,385 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 538,500 underlying shares of IGT. Below is a chart showing IGT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) options are showing a volume of 50,064 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 87% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $272.50 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 1,768 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 176,800 underlying shares of PYPL. Below is a chart showing PYPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $272.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Apple Inc (AAPL) saw options trading volume of 743,889 contracts, representing approximately 74.4 million underlying shares or approximately 86.5% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 86.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring October 01, 2021, with 61,746 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.2 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:
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