Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: APO, VECO, PEPBy Market News Video Staff, Tuesday, January 26, 3:20 PM ETLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apollo Global Management Inc Class A (NYSE:APO), where a total volume of 5,797 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 579,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 62.6% of APO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 925,690 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 670 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 67,000 underlying shares of APO. Below is a chart showing APO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ:VECO) options are showing a volume of 4,199 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 419,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.7% of VECO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 691,405 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $18 strike put option expiring March 19, 2021, with 3,554 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 355,400 underlying shares of VECO. Below is a chart showing VECO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $18 strike highlighted in orange:
And PepsiCo Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) options are showing a volume of 24,089 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 58.6% of PEP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $142 strike call option expiring January 29, 2021, with 1,474 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 147,400 underlying shares of PEP. Below is a chart showing PEP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $142 strike highlighted in orange:
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