Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: TDS, BX, IBM
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Telephone & Data Systems Inc (Symbol: TDS), where a total volume of 10,013 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 69.2% of TDS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring November 20, 2026, with 2,501 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,100 underlying shares of TDS. Below is a chart showing TDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
Blackstone Inc (Symbol: BX) options are showing a volume of 24,301 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 68% of BX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike put option expiring October 16, 2026, with 3,380 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 338,000 underlying shares of BX. Below is a chart showing BX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
And International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM) saw options trading volume of 36,268 contracts, representing approximately 3.6 million underlying shares or approximately 64.4% of IBM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $230 strike call option expiring September 25, 2026, with 1,205 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 120,500 underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart showing IBM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $230 strike highlighted in orange:
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