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Notable Thursday Option Activity: BBW, FDX, SLP Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, July 7, 3:50 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc (BBW), where a total volume of 2,330 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 233,000 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50.8% of BBW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 458,265 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring July 15, 2022, with 1,536 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 153,600 underlying shares of BBW. Below is a chart showing BBW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
FedEx Corp (FDX) options are showing a volume of 17,934 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.9% of FDX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike call option expiring July 08, 2022, with 1,609 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 160,900 underlying shares of FDX. Below is a chart showing FDX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:
And Simulations Plus Inc (SLP) saw options trading volume of 701 contracts, representing approximately 70,100 underlying shares or approximately 49.8% of SLP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 140,860 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring July 15, 2022, with 184 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 18,400 underlying shares of SLP. Below is a chart showing SLP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
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