Notable Wednesday Option Activity: OKTA, BZH, NKE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Okta Inc (Symbol: OKTA), where a total volume of 8,852 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 885,200 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48.7% of OKTA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $82 strike call option expiring November 22, 2024, with 1,896 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 189,600 underlying shares of OKTA. Below is a chart showing OKTA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $82 strike highlighted in orange:

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (Symbol: BZH) saw options trading volume of 1,313 contracts, representing approximately 131,300 underlying shares or approximately 47.6% of BZH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 275,820 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $21 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 152 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 15,200 underlying shares of BZH. Below is a chart showing BZH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $21 strike highlighted in orange:

And Nike (Symbol: NKE) options are showing a volume of 44,222 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.3% of NKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $77 strike call option expiring December 06, 2024, with 3,840 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 384,000 underlying shares of NKE. Below is a chart showing NKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $77 strike highlighted in orange:

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