Notable Friday Option Activity: IBKR, ORCL, STX

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Interactive Brokers Group Inc - Class A (Symbol: IBKR), where a total volume of 25,336 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 55% of IBKR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $86 strike put option expiring August 07, 2026, with 20,027 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of IBKR. Below is a chart showing IBKR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $86 strike highlighted in orange:

Oracle Corp (Symbol: ORCL) saw options trading volume of 189,310 contracts, representing approximately 18.9 million underlying shares or approximately 49.9% of ORCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 37.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring August 07, 2026, with 15,116 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of ORCL. Below is a chart showing ORCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:

And Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Symbol: STX) saw options trading volume of 27,682 contracts, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares or approximately 49.2% of STX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $500 strike put option expiring September 18, 2026, with 3,651 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 365,100 underlying shares of STX. Below is a chart showing STX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange:

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Further IBKR Research:

• IBKR Dividend History
• Interactive Brokers Group - Class A Technical Analysis
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