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Notable Thursday Option Activity: SBUX, IBM, TTWO Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, February 15, 1:25 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Starbucks Corp. (SBUX), where a total volume of 57,196 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 5.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 52.2% of SBUX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $105 strike put option expiring February 16, 2024, with 13,420 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of SBUX. Below is a chart showing SBUX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) saw options trading volume of 33,911 contracts, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares or approximately 51.6% of IBM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike put option expiring February 16, 2024, with 10,903 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart showing IBM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:
And Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO) saw options trading volume of 8,488 contracts, representing approximately 848,800 underlying shares or approximately 48.9% of TTWO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $145 strike put option expiring March 28, 2024, with 1,901 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 190,100 underlying shares of TTWO. Below is a chart showing TTWO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:
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