Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: KALV, DG, ZSBy Market News Video Staff, Wednesday, February 3, 3:17 PM ETAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:KALV), where a total of 741 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 74,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 54.9% of KALV's average daily trading volume over the past month of 134,875 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $7.50 strike put option expiring February 19, 2021, with 145 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 14,500 underlying shares of KALV. Below is a chart showing KALV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Dollar General Corp (NYSE:DG) saw options trading volume of 12,775 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 51.8% of DG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $195 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 3,173 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 317,300 underlying shares of DG. Below is a chart showing DG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:
And Zscaler Inc (NASDAQ:ZS) options are showing a volume of 10,378 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.6% of ZS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $220 strike call option expiring February 05, 2021, with 2,717 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 271,700 underlying shares of ZS. Below is a chart showing ZS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:
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