Notable Thursday Option Activity: BIIB, UA, MET
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, June 15, 3:55 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Biogen Inc (BIIB), where a total of 4,184 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 418,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 41.9% of BIIB's average daily trading volume over the past month of 997,795 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring July 28, 2023, with 281 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 28,100 underlying shares of BIIB. Below is a chart showing BIIB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:
Under Armour Inc (UA) options are showing a volume of 14,926 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.5% of UA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.6 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 13,384 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of UA. Below is a chart showing UA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
And MetLife Inc (MET) options are showing a volume of 23,116 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.3% of MET's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.6 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $62.50 strike put option expiring June 16, 2023, with 7,231 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 723,100 underlying shares of MET. Below is a chart showing MET's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $62.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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