Notable Friday Option Activity: META, COIN, MRNA

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META), where a total volume of 225,774 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 22.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 173.4% of META's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $715 strike call option expiring October 17, 2025, with 12,891 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of META. Below is a chart showing META's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $715 strike highlighted in orange:

Coinbase Global Inc (Symbol: COIN) saw options trading volume of 153,720 contracts, representing approximately 15.4 million underlying shares or approximately 160.1% of COIN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $320 strike put option expiring October 17, 2025, with 5,792 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 579,200 underlying shares of COIN. Below is a chart showing COIN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange:

And Moderna Inc (Symbol: MRNA) saw options trading volume of 144,436 contracts, representing approximately 14.4 million underlying shares or approximately 143.4% of MRNA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $28.50 strike call option expiring October 17, 2025, with 27,144 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares of MRNA. Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $28.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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