Notable Optional Wednesday Activity: SPLK, C, ABBV

LIn terms of options trading activity among constituents of the Russell 3000 Index, there was notable activity today at Splunk Inc (Symbol: SPLK), where a total volume of 10,501 contracts was traded. traded so far today, a volume of contracts that is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that each contract represents 100 underlying shares). This number equates to 44.9% of SPLK’s average daily trading volume over the past month, or 2.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $65 strike put option expiring July 1, 2022, with 1,200 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 120,000 underlying shares of SPLK. Below is a chart showing SPLK’s trading history over the last twelve months, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

Citigroup Inc (Symbol: C) recorded options trading volume of 103,163 contracts, representing approximately 10.3 million underlying shares, or approximately 44.7% of C’s average daily trading volume during the last month, or 23.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $47 strike put option expiring July 15, 2022, with 8,406 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 840,600 underlying shares of C. You Below is a chart showing C’s trading history over the last twelve months, with the $47 drill highlighted. in orange:

And AbbVie Inc (Symbol: ABBV) recorded options trading volume of 28,693 contracts, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares or approximately 44.7% of ABBV’s average daily trading volume at last month, or 6.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $160 Strike Call option expiring August 19, 2022, with 1,454 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 145,400 underlying shares of ABBV. Below is a chart showing ABBV’s last twelve months trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:

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