Significant Friday Options Moves: IVZ, RIOT, CORZ

Published On: January 17, 2025 10:27 pm

High Options Trading Volumes Surge for Invesco, Riot Platforms, and Core Scientific

Invesco Ltd. (IVZ) Options Experience Significant Activity

Among the Russell 3000 index components, Invesco Ltd (Symbol: IVZ) registered notable options trading today. A total of 30,278 contracts have been traded, which translates to around 3.0 million underlying shares. This figure represents approximately 97% of IVZ’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 3.1 million shares. The $15 strike put option set to expire on February 21, 2025, saw particularly high activity, with 10,113 contracts traded today, equating to about 1.0 million underlying shares. Below, a chart illustrates IVZ’s trading history over the past twelve months, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:

IVZ Trading History

Riot Platforms Inc. (RIOT) Options Show Strong Trading Volume

Riot Platforms Inc (Symbol: RIOT) also exhibited substantial options trading, with a total of 248,668 contracts exchanged. This amounts to around 24.9 million underlying shares, or approximately 94.4% of RIOT’s average daily trading volume of 26.3 million shares over the past month. In particular, the $14 strike call option expiring on February 14, 2025, showed significant interest, with 33,001 contracts traded today, representing around 3.3 million underlying shares. Below is a chart depicting RIOT’s trading history for the last twelve months, with the $14 strike highlighted in orange:

RIOT Trading History

Core Scientific Inc. (CORZ) Sees Increased Options Activity

Core Scientific Inc (Symbol: CORZ) recorded options trading of 81,111 contracts today, which corresponds to approximately 8.1 million underlying shares, or about 88.4% of CORZ’s average daily trading volume of 9.2 million shares over the past month. The $15 strike call option expiring on January 17, 2025, particularly stood out, with 14,228 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares. Below is a chart showing CORZ’s trading history for the trailing twelve months, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:

CORZ Trading History