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Notable Thursday Option Activity: MSFT, NFLX, MLM Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, February 10, 1:21 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), where a total volume of 257,668 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 25.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 54.3% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 47.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $310 strike call option expiring February 11, 2022, with 17,713 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $310 strike highlighted in orange:
Netflix Inc (NFLX) saw options trading volume of 74,800 contracts, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares or approximately 51.4% of NFLX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $400 strike put option expiring February 11, 2022, with 3,132 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 313,200 underlying shares of NFLX. Below is a chart showing NFLX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:
And Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) options are showing a volume of 2,578 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 257,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.7% of MLM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 563,625 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $360 strike put option expiring April 14, 2022, with 889 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 88,900 underlying shares of MLM. Below is a chart showing MLM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $360 strike highlighted in orange:
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