Notable Wednesday Option Activity: AMZN, COST, BA

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total of 717,835 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 71.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 171.7% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 41.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $225 strike call option expiring September 26, 2025, with 44,151 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $225 strike highlighted in orange:

Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) saw options trading volume of 32,821 contracts, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares or approximately 150.7% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1000 strike call option expiring September 26, 2025, with 1,013 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,300 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1000 strike highlighted in orange:

And Boeing Co. (Symbol: BA) options are showing a volume of 104,298 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 10.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 147.2% of BA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $220 strike call option expiring September 26, 2025, with 10,983 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of BA. Below is a chart showing BA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:

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