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Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: WOR, ACRS, RIOT

By Dividend Channel Staff, Thursday, September 28, 3:20 PM ET

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR), where a total volume of 1,459 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 145,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 60.6% of WOR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 240,790 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring October 20, 2023, with 292 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 29,200 underlying shares of WOR. Below is a chart showing WOR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

Aclaris Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACRS) saw options trading volume of 6,742 contracts, representing approximately 674,200 underlying shares or approximately 60.5% of ACRS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring December 15, 2023, with 3,532 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 353,200 underlying shares of ACRS. Below is a chart showing ACRS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Riot Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:RIOT) options are showing a volume of 94,953 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 9.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 58.7% of RIOT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 16.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring September 29, 2023, with 13,400 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of RIOT. Below is a chart showing RIOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

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