Significant Options Trading Activity Among Russell 3000 Components
Today, options trading activity for stocks in the Russell 3000 index highlights some notable movements. Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG) recorded a total of 3,661 contracts traded, which equates to approximately 366,100 underlying shares. This total represents 43.2% of SMG’s average daily trading volume, which has been 847,060 shares over the past month. A significant number of these trades were concentrated on the $60 strike call option set to expire on April 17, 2025. Specifically, 1,434 contracts, or around 143,400 underlying shares, traded today. Below is a chart detailing SMG’s trading history over the past twelve months, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
FTI Consulting Inc. (Symbol: FCN) experienced robust options trading as well, with 1,283 contracts exchanged, representing approximately 128,300 underlying shares. This figure is about 40.6% of FCN’s average daily volume of 316,250 shares over the past month. Similar to SMG, FCN saw notable activity with the $170 strike call option expiring on April 17, 2025, where 618 contracts traded today, corresponding to approximately 61,800 underlying shares. The following chart illustrates FCN’s twelve-month trading history, highlighted by the $170 strike:
Furthermore, FTAI Aviation Ltd (Symbol: FTAI) has shown remarkable options trading activity, with a total of 9,787 contracts traded so far today. This number represents around 978,700 underlying shares, accounting for about 40.6% of FTAI’s average daily trading volume of 2.4 million shares over the past month. The $165 strike call option expiring on March 21, 2025, had particularly high volume, with 1,211 contracts, or roughly 121,100 underlying shares, traded today. Below is the chart demonstrating FTAI’s trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted:
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