Notable Friday Option Activity: DMRC, AX, MPW
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, May 12, 3:45 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Digimarc Corp (DMRC), where a total of 1,919 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 191,900 underlying shares. That amounts to about 168.7% of DMRC's average daily trading volume over the past month of 113,730 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike call option expiring May 19, 2023, with 500 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 50,000 underlying shares of DMRC. Below is a chart showing DMRC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Axos Financial Inc (AX) saw options trading volume of 8,065 contracts, representing approximately 806,500 underlying shares or approximately 159.2% of AX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 506,625 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $27.50 strike put option expiring June 16, 2023, with 5,202 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 520,200 underlying shares of AX. Below is a chart showing AX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $27.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Medical Properties Trust Inc (MPW) options are showing a volume of 146,732 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 14.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 132.8% of MPW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $7 strike put option expiring May 19, 2023, with 18,296 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of MPW. Below is a chart showing MPW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7 strike highlighted in orange:
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