News

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Installed Building Products Inc (Symbol: IBP), where a total of 1,247 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 124,700 underlying shares. That amounts to about 60.3% of IBP's average daily trading volume over the past month of 206,735 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $195 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 502 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 50,200 underlying shares of IBP. Below is a chart showing IBP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:

Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM) options are showing a volume of 110,233 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 11.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 58.7% of XOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 18.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring January 26, 2024, with 7,769 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 776,900 underlying shares of XOM. Below is a chart showing XOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:

And Royal Gold Inc (Symbol: RGLD) saw options trading volume of 1,847 contracts, representing approximately 184,700 underlying shares or approximately 58.2% of RGLD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 317,305 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring July 19, 2024, with 1,025 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 102,500 underlying shares of RGLD. Below is a chart showing RGLD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

For the various different available expirations for IBP options, XOM options, or RGLD options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding JPSE
MNM Videos
EURN Dividend History

The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.