Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: COST, DELL, APEI
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total volume of 28,991 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 122.6% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $970 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 1,895 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 189,500 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $970 strike highlighted in orange:
Dell Technologies Inc (Symbol: DELL) saw options trading volume of 88,398 contracts, representing approximately 8.8 million underlying shares or approximately 111% of DELL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $600 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 7,516 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 751,600 underlying shares of DELL. Below is a chart showing DELL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $600 strike highlighted in orange:
And American Public Education Inc (Symbol: APEI) saw options trading volume of 2,843 contracts, representing approximately 284,300 underlying shares or approximately 104.1% of APEI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 273,225 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 2,821 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 282,100 underlying shares of APEI. Below is a chart showing APEI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
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