Notable Tuesday option activity: CF, COF, Z

AAmong the underlying constituents of the Russell 3000 Index, we saw remarkable options trading volume today at CF Industries Holdings Inc (Symbol: CF), where a total of 16,814 contracts were traded so far. now representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. This equates to about 45.4% of CF’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $85 strike put option expiring May 20, 2022, with 5,455 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 545,500 underlying CF shares. Below is a chart showing CF’s past twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:
Capital One Financial Corp (ticker: COF) options have a volume of 11,711 contracts to date. This number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, or 45% of COF’s average daily trading volume over the past month, or 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $133 strike put option expiring April 29, 2022, with 877 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 87,700 underlying COF shares. Below is a chart showing COF’s trading history over the last twelve months, with the $133 strike highlighted in orange:

And Zillow Group Inc (Symbol: Z) recorded options trading volume of 15,556 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, or approximately 44.4% of Z’s average daily trading volume. over the past month, or 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike put option expiring on January 19, 2024, with 2,828 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 282,800 underlying shares of Z. You Below is a chart showing Z’s trading history over the last twelve months, with the $45 drill highlighted. in orange:

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