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Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: MSTR, VIRT, AVIR Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, October 19, 3:34 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR), where a total volume of 15,529 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 341.3% of MSTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 455,045 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $800 strike call option expiring October 22, 2021, with 738 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 73,800 underlying shares of MSTR. Below is a chart showing MSTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange:
Virtu Financial Inc - Class A (VIRT) options are showing a volume of 20,263 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 235.4% of VIRT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 860,715 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 9,882 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 988,200 underlying shares of VIRT. Below is a chart showing VIRT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
And Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVIR) options are showing a volume of 58,817 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 193.4% of AVIR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring November 19, 2021, with 11,840 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of AVIR. Below is a chart showing AVIR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
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