Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Skyworks Solutions Inc (Symbol: SWKS), where a total volume of 11,039 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appr
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Sherwin-Williams Co (Symbol: SHW), where a total of 2,607 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 260,700 underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.7
Investors in Acacia Communications Inc (Symbol: ACIA) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2023 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 777 days until expiration the newly tra
Investors in Sina Corp (Symbol: SINA) saw new options begin trading this week, for the June 2021 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 196 days until expiration the newly trading contracts repre
This is a revision of a Know Your Options column from February of 2020. I wanted to revisit the concept, and then realized that the original ideas make just as much sense as they did then – though of course the prices needed a major update. For instance, the original piece refe
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Dollar Tree Inc (Symbol: DLTR), where a total of 11,590 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 51
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS), where a total of 27,523 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to abou
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in XPO Logistics, Inc. (Symbol: XPO), where a total of 8,680 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 868,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 83.7
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG), where a total of 18,606 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 1
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Starbucks Corp. (Symbol: SBUX), where a total of 51,182 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 76%
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total of 163,345 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 16.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 37
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL), where a total of 95,524 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 9.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
Investors in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (Symbol: NCLH) saw new options become available today, for the January 2021 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the NCLH options chain for the new January 2021 contracts and identi
Investors in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (Symbol: BABA) saw new options become available today, for the January 2021 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the BABA options chain for the new January 2021 contracts and identified one
Investors in Nutrien Ltd (Symbol: NTR) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2021 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the NTR options chain for the new January 2021 contracts and identified one put and one call co