Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: ASTS, DXC, MSCI

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in AST SpaceMobile Inc (Symbol: ASTS), where a total volume of 46,732 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42.3% of ASTS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $23 strike put option expiring May 30, 2025, with 3,303 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 330,300 underlying shares of ASTS. Below is a chart showing ASTS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $23 strike highlighted in orange:

DXC Technology Co (Symbol: DXC) options are showing a volume of 7,265 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 726,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.2% of DXC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike put option expiring June 20, 2025, with 7,201 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 720,100 underlying shares of DXC. Below is a chart showing DXC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:

And MSCI Inc (Symbol: MSCI) options are showing a volume of 1,844 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 184,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.1% of MSCI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 448,725 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $540 strike put option expiring July 18, 2025, with 866 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 86,600 underlying shares of MSCI. Below is a chart showing MSCI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $540 strike highlighted in orange:

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