Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: CSV, PAR, AMBC
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, October 4, 3:29 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV), where a total of 828 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 82,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 87.4% of CSV's average daily trading volume over the past month of 94,790 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring April 19, 2024, with 529 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 52,900 underlying shares of CSV. Below is a chart showing CSV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
Par Technology Corp. (PAR) saw options trading volume of 2,067 contracts, representing approximately 206,700 underlying shares or approximately 77.4% of PAR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 267,160 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring October 20, 2023, with 1,128 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 112,800 underlying shares of PAR. Below is a chart showing PAR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
And Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (AMBC) options are showing a volume of 2,552 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 255,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.5% of AMBC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 378,305 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring January 19, 2024, with 2,500 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,000 underlying shares of AMBC. Below is a chart showing AMBC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
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