Notable Friday Option Activity: NKE, BX, DXPE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Nike (Symbol: NKE), where a total volume of 36,378 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.7% of NKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring March 08, 2024, with 4,118 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 411,800 underlying shares of NKE. Below is a chart showing NKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:

Blackstone Inc (Symbol: BX) saw options trading volume of 16,404 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 46.5% of BX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $100 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 2,013 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 201,300 underlying shares of BX. Below is a chart showing BX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:

And DXP Enterprises, Inc. (Symbol: DXPE) options are showing a volume of 292 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 29,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.3% of DXPE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 63,135 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring May 17, 2024, with 265 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 26,500 underlying shares of DXPE. Below is a chart showing DXPE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

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