Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: IBM, BWXT, MTCH

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM), where a total volume of 14,947 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.7% of IBM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $225 strike call option expiring January 31, 2025, with 2,153 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 215,300 underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart showing IBM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $225 strike highlighted in orange:

BWX Technologies inc (Symbol: BWXT) saw options trading volume of 3,386 contracts, representing approximately 338,600 underlying shares or approximately 46.6% of BWXT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 726,230 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $130 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 1,599 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 159,900 underlying shares of BWXT. Below is a chart showing BWXT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:

And Match Group Inc (Symbol: MTCH) saw options trading volume of 15,787 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 46.3% of MTCH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $38 strike call option expiring February 07, 2025, with 6,392 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 639,200 underlying shares of MTCH. Below is a chart showing MTCH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $38 strike highlighted in orange:

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