Notable Friday Option Activity: AVA, NYCB, SPRBy Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, March 1, 3:28 PM ETAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Avista Corp (NYSE:AVA), where a total of 5,013 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 501,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 80% of AVA's average daily trading volume over the past month of 626,465 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring September 20, 2024, with 5,002 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,200 underlying shares of AVA. Below is a chart showing AVA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:NYCB) options are showing a volume of 407,905 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 40.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 79.6% of NYCB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $2.50 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 77,538 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.8 million underlying shares of NYCB. Below is a chart showing NYCB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc (NYSE:SPR) options are showing a volume of 22,289 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 79.6% of SPR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring March 08, 2024, with 2,530 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 253,000 underlying shares of SPR. Below is a chart showing SPR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
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