Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: META, MSFT, SPB
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META), where a total volume of 505,584 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 50.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 229.1% of META's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 22.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $750 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 31,908 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.2 million underlying shares of META. Below is a chart showing META's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $750 strike highlighted in orange:
Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw options trading volume of 348,676 contracts, representing approximately 34.9 million underlying shares or approximately 153.4% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 22.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $550 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 40,045 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.0 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $550 strike highlighted in orange:
And Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc (Symbol: SPB) saw options trading volume of 4,771 contracts, representing approximately 477,100 underlying shares or approximately 145.8% of SPB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 327,340 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 4,745 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 474,500 underlying shares of SPB. Below is a chart showing SPB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:
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