Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: EMN, KOD, BURL
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Eastman Chemical Co (Symbol: EMN), where a total volume of 10,218 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 80.7% of EMN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring September 18, 2026, with 5,129 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 512,900 underlying shares of EMN. Below is a chart showing EMN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
Kodiak Sciences Inc (Symbol: KOD) options are showing a volume of 3,862 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 386,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 74% of KOD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 521,770 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 1,887 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 188,700 underlying shares of KOD. Below is a chart showing KOD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
And Burlington Stores Inc (Symbol: BURL) options are showing a volume of 4,376 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 437,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.5% of BURL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 677,945 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $305 strike put option expiring September 25, 2026, with 3,890 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 389,000 underlying shares of BURL. Below is a chart showing BURL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $305 strike highlighted in orange:
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