Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: LGND, CZR, NUE
August 31, 2021 at 16:05 PM EDT
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND), where a total volume of 909 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 90,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 53.9% of LGND's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 168,540 shares..