Paramount, Vertex, and CF Industries See High Options Trading Volume
Today, the options trading landscape for the S&P 500 index features significant activity in Paramount Global (Symbol: PARA). As of now, a total of 78,250 contracts have been traded, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares. This figure amounts to 96.6% of PARA’s average daily trading volume of 8.1 million shares over the past month. A particularly notable volume was observed for the $12 strike call option expiring June 20, 2025, with 28,913 contracts trading today, equating to around 2.9 million underlying shares of PARA. Below is a chart illustrating PARA’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: VRTX) is also witnessing robust options trading. The volume stands at 12,401 contracts, or approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, representing 76.2% of VRTX’s average daily trading volume of 1.6 million shares for the last month. The $500 strike call option expiring June 20, 2025, has seen significant interest, with 1,760 contracts traded today, totaling around 176,000 underlying shares. Below is a chart detailing VRTX’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange:
CF Industries Holdings Inc (Symbol: CF) shows strong options trading as well, with a volume of 14,214 contracts traded today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares and accounting for 55.7% of CF’s average daily trading volume of 2.6 million shares over the past month. Notable activity was also seen for the $90 strike call option expiring August 15, 2025, with 8,526 contracts trading today, which corresponds to about 852,600 underlying shares of CF. Below is a chart showing CF’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
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