Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Paramount Global (Symbol: PARA), where a total of 49,109 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 41.6% of PARA’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 11.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring January 19, 2024, with 3,430 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 343,000 underlying shares of PARA. Below is a chart showing PARA’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
Digital Realty Trust Inc (Symbol: DLR) options are showing a volume of 8,640 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 864,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.2% of DLR’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $120 strike put option expiring October 20, 2023, with 2,538 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 253,800 underlying shares of DLR. Below is a chart showing DLR’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:
And American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP) options are showing a volume of 11,992 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.8% of AXP’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring September 22, 2023, with 566 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 56,600 underlying shares of AXP. Below is a chart showing AXP’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:
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