May 1, 2025

Ron Finklestien

Significant Thursday Options Transactions: Goldman Sachs, Snowflake, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Goldman Sachs, Snowflake, and Vertiv See Increased Options Trading

Today, significant options trading was highlighted among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index. In particular, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) experienced notable activity, with a total of 18,185 contracts traded so far, equating to about 1.8 million underlying shares. This activity represents approximately 50% of GS’s average daily trading volume of 3.6 million shares over the past month.

High volume was specifically observed for the $565 strike call option expiring on May 02, 2025. This option saw 1,324 contracts traded today, representing around 132,400 underlying shares. Below is a chart depicting GS’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $565 strike marked in orange:

Goldman Sachs Trading Chart

In addition, Snowflake Inc (Symbol: SNOW) reported options trading volume of 23,127 contracts today, which translates to approximately 2.3 million underlying shares. This figure accounts for about 48.1% of SNOW’s average daily trading volume of 4.8 million shares over the last month.

Particularly high volume was noticed for the $200 strike call option expiring on June 20, 2025. This option recorded 2,239 contracts traded, representing roughly 223,900 underlying shares. Below is a chart illustrating SNOW’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

Snowflake Trading Chart

Vertiv Holdings Co (Symbol: VRT) also experienced notable options trading activity, with a total of 60,628 contracts traded today. This volume represents approximately 6.1 million underlying shares, or about 46.8% of VRT’s average daily trading volume of 13.0 million shares over the past month.

Specifically, the $97 strike call option expiring on May 16, 2025, exhibited significant activity, with 3,248 contracts traded so far today, representing around 324,800 underlying shares. Below is a chart showing VRT’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $97 strike indicated in orange:

Vertiv Trading Chart

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