March 7, 2025

Ron Finklestien

Significant Friday Options Trading Insights: IBM, TKO, KLIC


Recent Options Trading Highlights in the Russell 3000 Index

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, significant options trading activity occurred today, particularly with International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM). So far, a total of 30,268 contracts have traded, equivalent to approximately 3.0 million underlying shares. This volume represents about 68% of IBM’s average daily trading volume of 4.5 million shares over the past month.

Notably, the $260 strike call option, which is set to expire on March 07, 2025, exhibited elevated interest with 2,705 contracts traded, accounting for roughly 270,500 underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart that illustrates IBM’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:

IBM Trading Chart — 2025 TickerTech.com

Similarly, TKO Group Holdings Inc (Symbol: TKO) has recorded options trading volume of 11,173 contracts today. This figure translates to about 1.1 million underlying shares, representing a substantial 65.5% of TKO’s average daily trading volume of 1.7 million shares over the past month.

High activity was observed in the $165 strike call option, expiring on May 16, 2025, with 2,017 contracts trading, which corresponds to roughly 201,700 underlying shares of TKO. The chart below depicts TKO’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:

TKO Trading Chart — 2025 TickerTech.com

Lastly, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (Symbol: KLIC) experienced options trading volume of 3,868 contracts today. This amount equals approximately 386,800 underlying shares, representing about 62.2% of KLIC’s average daily trading volume of 621,790 shares over the last month.

Within KLIC, the $33 strike put option, set to expire on March 21, 2025, saw particularly high interest, with 3,862 contracts trading—equivalent to around 386,200 underlying shares. Below is the chart showing KLIC’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $33 strike indicated in orange:

KLIC Trading Chart — 2025 TickerTech.com

For comprehensive information on available expirations for IBM, TKO, or KLIC options, please visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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