On October 3, 2023, notable options trading was recorded for multiple companies within the Russell 3000 index. Core Scientific Inc (CORZ) saw 123,581 contracts traded, equating to approximately 12.4 million underlying shares, which is about 69.7% of its average daily volume of 17.7 million shares. The $20 strike call option expiring July 3, 2025, had particularly high trading volume with 19,970 contracts, reflecting around 2.0 million underlying shares.
GameStop Corp (GME) experienced a trading volume of 151,651 contracts, representing about 15.2 million underlying shares or 66.7% of its average daily volume of 22.7 million shares. Noteworthy was the $25 strike call option expiring July 3, 2025, with 11,629 contracts traded, constituting approximately 1.2 million underlying shares.
Tiptree Inc (TIPT) had options trading volume of 1,062 contracts, representing around 106,200 underlying shares, or 61.8% of its average daily volume of 171,915 shares. The $22.50 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, saw 400 contracts traded, equating to approximately 40,000 underlying shares.
