Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: MTCH, MMM, GPN
Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, November 2, 1:33 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Match Group Inc (MTCH), where a total of 20,723 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 80.8% of MTCH's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 1,669 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 166,900 underlying shares of MTCH. Below is a chart showing MTCH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:
3M Co (MMM) options are showing a volume of 16,177 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 72.2% of MMM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 10,548 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of MMM. Below is a chart showing MMM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:
And Global Payments Inc (GPN) options are showing a volume of 13,385 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70.7% of GPN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring November 19, 2021, with 1,502 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 150,200 underlying shares of GPN. Below is a chart showing GPN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
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