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| Notable Monday Option Activity: CCL, FCX, OSGBy Metals Channel Staff, Monday, April 5, 3:46 PM ET
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL), where a total volume of 166,748 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 16.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 40.5% of CCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 41.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $29 strike call option expiring April 09, 2021, with 38,351 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.8 million underlying shares of CCL. Below is a chart showing CCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $29 strike highlighted in orange:
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) options are showing a volume of 99,988 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 10.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.3% of FCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 24.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring April 09, 2021, with 14,247 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of FCX. Below is a chart showing FCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
And Overseas Shipholding Group Inc (NYSE:OSG) saw options trading volume of 3,046 contracts, representing approximately 304,600 underlying shares or approximately 40.1% of OSG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 758,970 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $2.50 strike put option expiring April 16, 2021, with 2,134 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 213,400 underlying shares of OSG. Below is a chart showing OSG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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