Notable Wednesday Option Activity: CIEN, SATS, BHFBy Market News Video Staff, Wednesday, March 3, 3:17 PM ETAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Ciena Corp (NYSE:CIEN), where a total of 10,787 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 88.4% of CIEN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $53.50 strike call option expiring March 05, 2021, with 3,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 362,400 underlying shares of CIEN. Below is a chart showing CIEN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $53.50 strike highlighted in orange:
EchoStar Corp (NASDAQ:SATS) saw options trading volume of 7,771 contracts, representing approximately 777,100 underlying shares or approximately 87.2% of SATS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 891,280 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring July 16, 2021, with 1,144 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 114,400 underlying shares of SATS. Below is a chart showing SATS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
And Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ:BHF) options are showing a volume of 7,300 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 730,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 79.9% of BHF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 913,740 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 6,770 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 677,000 underlying shares of BHF. Below is a chart showing BHF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
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