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Notable Thursday Option Activity: COST, C, SCHW Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, March 9, 1:22 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), where a total volume of 14,552 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 75.4% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $500 strike call option expiring March 10, 2023, with 651 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 65,100 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange:
Citigroup Inc (C) saw options trading volume of 107,655 contracts, representing approximately 10.8 million underlying shares or approximately 71% of C's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring March 17, 2023, with 9,062 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 906,200 underlying shares of C. Below is a chart showing C's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
And The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) saw options trading volume of 40,764 contracts, representing approximately 4.1 million underlying shares or approximately 66.4% of SCHW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike put option expiring April 21, 2023, with 6,090 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 609,000 underlying shares of SCHW. Below is a chart showing SCHW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
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