Notable Friday Option Activity: LQDA, INSW, SOFI
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Liquidia Corp (Symbol: LQDA), where a total volume of 16,625 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 102.6% of LQDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike put option expiring August 28, 2026, with 3,013 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 301,300 underlying shares of LQDA. Below is a chart showing LQDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
International Seaways Inc (Symbol: INSW) saw options trading volume of 5,160 contracts, representing approximately 516,000 underlying shares or approximately 101% of INSW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 511,075 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring August 21, 2026, with 2,429 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 242,900 underlying shares of INSW. Below is a chart showing INSW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:
And SoFi Technologies Inc (Symbol: SOFI) options are showing a volume of 603,791 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 60.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 94.6% of SOFI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 63.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $19 strike call option expiring August 21, 2026, with 56,385 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares of SOFI. Below is a chart showing SOFI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $19 strike highlighted in orange:
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