Remarkable Friday Optional Activity: DISH, FSLR, RIOT

AAmong the underlying constituents of the Russell 3000 Index, we saw remarkable options trading volume today on DISH Network Corp (ticker: DISH), where a total of 17,344 contracts were traded up to present, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. This equates to approximately 85.4% of DISH’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring on May 20, 2022, with 5,005 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 500,500 underlying shares of DISH. Below is a chart showing DISH’s trading history over the last twelve months, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

First Solar Inc’s options (ticker: FSLR) show a volume of 10,996 contracts to date. This number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, or 78.2% of FSLR’s average daily trading volume over the past month, or 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $72 strike put option expiring April 22, 2022, with 6,028 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 602,800 underlying shares of FSLR. Below is a chart showing FSLR’s trading history over the past twelve months, with the $72 strike highlighted in orange:

And Riot Blockchain Inc’s options (ticker: RIOT) shows a volume of 55,305 contracts to date. This number of contracts represents approximately 5.5 million underlying shares, or 73.8% of RIOT’s average daily trading volume over the past month, or 7.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12 strike put option expiring April 22, 2022, with 3,193 contracts traded so far today, representing approximately 319,300 underlying RIOT shares. Below is a chart showing RIOT’s 12-month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:

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