Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: AFRM, AMGN, SCHW
Nasdaq Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Affirm Holdings Inc (Symbol: AFRM), where a total of 161,539 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 16.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 89.6% of AFRM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 18.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $18 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 11,553 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of AFRM. Below is a chart showing AFRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $18 strike highlighted in orange:
Amgen Inc (Symbol: AMGN) options are showing a volume of 21,808 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 85.7% of AMGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $295 strike put option expiring June 16, 2023, with 3,471 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 347,100 underlying shares of AMGN. Below is a chart showing AMGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $295 strike highlighted in orange: