Notable Thursday Option Activity: ADSK, TTWO, DFSBy Market News Video Staff, Thursday, October 21, 1:21 PM ETLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK), where a total volume of 7,578 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 757,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 68.9% of ADSK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $305 strike call option expiring October 22, 2021, with 2,218 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 221,800 underlying shares of ADSK. Below is a chart showing ADSK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $305 strike highlighted in orange:
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) saw options trading volume of 8,713 contracts, representing approximately 871,300 underlying shares or approximately 68.3% of TTWO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $177.50 strike call option expiring October 29, 2021, with 2,877 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 287,700 underlying shares of TTWO. Below is a chart showing TTWO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $177.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) options are showing a volume of 8,136 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 813,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.4% of DFS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $130 strike put option expiring October 22, 2021, with 802 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 80,200 underlying shares of DFS. Below is a chart showing DFS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:
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