Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: NFLX, MON, LB

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Netflix Inc. (Symbol: NFLX), where a total of 33,334 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 60.7% of NFLX’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 145 strike call option expiring February 24, 2017 , with 2,225 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 222,500 underlying shares of NFLX. Below is a chart showing NFLX’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 145 strike highlighted in orange:

Monsanto Co (Symbol: MON) saw options trading volume of 10,508 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 60.3% of MON’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 130 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 2,355 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 235,500 underlying shares of MON. Below is a chart showing MON’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 130 strike highlighted in orange: And L Brands, Inc (Symbol: LB) saw options trading volume of 19,493 contracts, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares or approximately 57.7% of LB’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 50 strike call option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 4,866 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 486,600 underlying shares of LB. Below is a chart showing LB’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 50 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for NFLX options , MON options , or LB options , visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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