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Notable Friday Option Activity: PEP, INTU, EBIX Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, October 20, 3:25 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in PepsiCo Inc (PEP), where a total volume of 27,322 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 41.4% of PEP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike put option expiring October 20, 2023, with 5,640 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 564,000 underlying shares of PEP. Below is a chart showing PEP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:
Intuit Inc (INTU) options are showing a volume of 5,499 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 549,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.8% of INTU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $515 strike put option expiring October 20, 2023, with 422 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 42,200 underlying shares of INTU. Below is a chart showing INTU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $515 strike highlighted in orange:
And Ebix Inc (EBIX) options are showing a volume of 7,516 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 751,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.4% of EBIX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $6 strike put option expiring October 27, 2023, with 1,008 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,800 underlying shares of EBIX. Below is a chart showing EBIX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $6 strike highlighted in orange:
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