Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: IGT, AKTS, WMB
Nasdaq Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in International Game Technology PLC (Symbol: IGT), where a total of 38,501 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 272.4% of IGT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $33 strike call option expiring July 21, 2023, with 10,509 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of IGT. Below is a chart showing IGT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $33 strike highlighted in orange:
Akoustis Technologies Inc (Symbol: AKTS) saw options trading volume of 9,688 contracts, representing approximately 968,800 underlying shares or approximately 229.7% of AKTS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 421,770 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $5 strike call option expiring December 15, 2023, with 5,005 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,500 underlying shares of AKTS. Below is a chart showing AKTS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:
