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Notable Tuesday Option Activity: AAPL, GS, BAND

By Dividend Channel Staff, Tuesday, February 27, 4:28 PM ET

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), where a total volume of 993,322 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 99.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 183.9% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 54.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $182.50 strike call option expiring March 01, 2024, with 123,480 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 12.3 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $182.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) saw options trading volume of 29,574 contracts, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares or approximately 129% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring March 01, 2024, with 6,709 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 670,900 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:

And Bandwidth Inc (NASDAQ:BAND) options are showing a volume of 2,658 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 265,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 108.4% of BAND's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 245,265 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 640 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 64,000 underlying shares of BAND. Below is a chart showing BAND's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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