Notable Thursday Option Activity: ORCL, BLK, BEN
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, December 9, 1:38 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Oracle Corp (ORCL), where a total of 48,705 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 58.5% of ORCL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 8.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $88 strike put option expiring December 10, 2021, with 2,183 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 218,300 underlying shares of ORCL. Below is a chart showing ORCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $88 strike highlighted in orange:
Blackrock Inc (BLK) saw options trading volume of 3,279 contracts, representing approximately 327,900 underlying shares or approximately 56.8% of BLK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 577,620 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $910 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 826 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 82,600 underlying shares of BLK. Below is a chart showing BLK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $910 strike highlighted in orange:
And Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) saw options trading volume of 10,228 contracts, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares or approximately 47.6% of BEN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring April 14, 2022, with 5,011 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 501,100 underlying shares of BEN. Below is a chart showing BEN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
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