Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: IBM, PPG, ATEX

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM), where a total of 59,461 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 99.8% of IBM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 6.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $295 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026, with 10,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart showing IBM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $295 strike highlighted in orange:

PPG Industries Inc (Symbol: PPG) saw options trading volume of 23,054 contracts, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares or approximately 93.7% of PPG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 8,655 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 865,500 underlying shares of PPG. Below is a chart showing PPG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:

And Anterix Inc (Symbol: ATEX) saw options trading volume of 4,157 contracts, representing approximately 415,700 underlying shares or approximately 84.9% of ATEX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 489,415 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 1,516 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 151,600 underlying shares of ATEX. Below is a chart showing ATEX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

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