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| Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: COUR, FCX, PYPLBy Metals Channel Staff, Thursday, December 23, 3:33 PM ET
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Coursera Inc (NYSE:COUR), where a total volume of 10,015 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 64.1% of COUR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring March 18, 2022, with 4,024 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 402,400 underlying shares of COUR. Below is a chart showing COUR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX) saw options trading volume of 96,520 contracts, representing approximately 9.7 million underlying shares or approximately 58.6% of FCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 16.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $41 strike call option expiring December 23, 2021, with 7,136 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 713,600 underlying shares of FCX. Below is a chart showing FCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $41 strike highlighted in orange:
And PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) saw options trading volume of 82,161 contracts, representing approximately 8.2 million underlying shares or approximately 56.6% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $192.50 strike call option expiring December 23, 2021, with 7,818 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 781,800 underlying shares of PYPL. Below is a chart showing PYPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $192.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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