On October 10, 2023, notable options trading activity was reported in several companies within the Russell 3000 index. Coursera Inc (Symbol: COUR) saw a trading volume of 31,162 contracts, equating to approximately 3.1 million underlying shares, which is 153.7% of its average daily trading volume of 2.0 million shares. Notably, 12,278 contracts of the $10 strike call option expiring on August 15, 2025, were traded, representing about 1.2 million underlying shares.
Verra Mobility Corp (Symbol: VRRM) experienced a trading volume of 10,907 contracts, or roughly 1.1 million underlying shares, which is 141.7% of its average daily volume of 769,620 shares. The high activity included 10,444 contracts for the $25 strike call option expiring on August 15, 2025, representing about 1.0 million underlying shares.
AST SpaceMobile Inc (Symbol: ASTS) reported a significantly higher options trading volume of 157,758 contracts, or 15.8 million underlying shares, amounting to 133% of its average daily trading volume of 11.9 million shares. Among this, 15,187 contracts for the $59 strike call option expiring on August 01, 2025, were traded, accounting for around 1.5 million underlying shares.
