Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Mattel Inc (Symbol: MAT), where a total volume of 46,544 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT), where a total of 186,337 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 18.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in UnitedHealth Group Inc (Symbol: UNH), where a total of 13,034 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to ab
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in FedEx Corp (Symbol: FDX), where a total volume of 26,321 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.6
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in SL Green Realty Corp (Symbol: SLG), where a total volume of 8,530 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxim
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total volume of 12,230 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appro
Investors in Avnet Inc (Symbol: AVT) saw new options become available this week, for the December 18th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the AVT options chain for the new December 18th contracts and identified one put and one
The Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index, ticker VOLQ, is a measure of expected volatility of the Nasdaq-100 index (NDX) over the next thirty days as implied by options on the Nasdaq-100.
In times of significant uncertainty like we’re experiencing right now, many traders and investors turn to the options markets to protect accumulated profits in the event of steep declines.
Matt Amberson, Principal and Founder of Option Research & Technology Services (ORATS), recently joined The Option Block podcast on The Options Insider Radio Network to discuss volatility and the launch of the new futures contract