Notable Tuesday Option Activity: MCY, UNM, GOOG
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Mercury General Corp. (Symbol: MCY), where a total of 2,113 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 211,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 63.9% of MCY's average daily trading volume over the past month of 330,520 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring March 19, 2027, with 701 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 70,100 underlying shares of MCY. Below is a chart showing MCY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
Unum Group (Symbol: UNM) saw options trading volume of 12,941 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 63.7% of UNM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring December 18, 2026, with 12,065 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of UNM. Below is a chart showing UNM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:
And Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG) options are showing a volume of 114,404 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 11.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 63.7% of GOOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 17.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $350 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 7,477 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 747,700 underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $350 strike highlighted in orange:
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