Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: AMAT, RICK, PARA
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, April 11, 3:22 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT), where a total of 26,504 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 57.2% of AMAT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $215 strike call option expiring April 12, 2024, with 8,018 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 801,800 underlying shares of AMAT. Below is a chart showing AMAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $215 strike highlighted in orange:
RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (RICK) options are showing a volume of 279 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 27,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.2% of RICK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 48,760 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring April 19, 2024, with 166 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 16,600 underlying shares of RICK. Below is a chart showing RICK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Paramount Global (PARA) saw options trading volume of 131,964 contracts, representing approximately 13.2 million underlying shares or approximately 54.3% of PARA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 24.3 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $12 strike call option expiring April 12, 2024, with 11,267 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of PARA. Below is a chart showing PARA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:
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