Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: NVDA, CPS, MSFT

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA), where a total volume of 3.2 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 319.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 219.5% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 145.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $210 strike call option expiring July 15, 2026, with 332,439 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 33.2 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $210 strike highlighted in orange:

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc (Symbol: CPS) options are showing a volume of 2,983 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 298,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 182.5% of CPS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 163,425 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring July 17, 2026, with 2,510 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 251,000 underlying shares of CPS. Below is a chart showing CPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

And Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw options trading volume of 832,634 contracts, representing approximately 83.3 million underlying shares or approximately 177.8% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 46.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring July 15, 2026, with 78,632 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.9 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:

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