Exploring Heavy Options Trading in Major Companies
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) experienced an exceptional surge in options trading activity, with 44,482 contracts traded today, equivalent to about 4.4 million shares. This volume is 223.4% higher than its average daily volume for the past month. Notably, the $900 strike call option expiring on October 11, 2024, saw significant interest with 2,719 contracts traded, representing around 271,900 underlying shares of COST.
Meta Platforms Inc (META) also attracted attention with 263,027 contracts traded today, indicating around 26.3 million underlying shares, which is 216.3% of its average daily trading volume over the previous month. The $590 strike call option expiring on the same date had a high trading volume of 24,983 contracts, equivalent to approximately 2.5 million shares of META.
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (CRWD) witnessed a surge in options trading with 93,074 contracts exchanged, representing about 9.3 million shares, or 215.2% of its average daily trading volume over the past month. Particularly, the $320 strike call option expiring on October 11, 2024, stood out with 9,765 contracts traded, which is around 976,500 underlying shares of CRWD.
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