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| Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: NOW, SBUX, FCXBy Metals Channel Staff, Thursday, March 25, 2:01 PM ET
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW), where a total volume of 10,768 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 60.3% of NOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $490 strike call option expiring March 26, 2021, with 2,081 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 208,100 underlying shares of NOW. Below is a chart showing NOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $490 strike highlighted in orange:
Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX) options are showing a volume of 43,093 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55.5% of SBUX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 13,027 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of SBUX. Below is a chart showing SBUX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
And Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) saw options trading volume of 122,428 contracts, representing approximately 12.2 million underlying shares or approximately 46.4% of FCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $31 strike call option expiring April 16, 2021, with 12,089 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of FCX. Below is a chart showing FCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $31 strike highlighted in orange:
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