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Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: BYD, EXC, MDCO

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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Boyd Gaming Corp. (NYSE: BYD), where a total volume of 7,611 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 761,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 61.4% of BYD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring August 19, 2016, with 6,965 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 696,500 underlying shares of BYD. Below is a chart showing BYD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

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Exelon Corp (NYSE: EXC) saw options trading volume of 26,918 contracts, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares or approximately 58.2% of EXC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.6 million shares.

Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike put option expiring August 19, 2016, with 23,713 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of EXC. Below is a chart showing EXC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

And Medicines Co (NASD: MDCO) saw options trading volume of 4,031 contracts, representing approximately 403,100 underlying shares or approximately 57.2% of MDCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 705,310 shares.

Especially high volume was seen for the $41 strike call option expiring October 21, 2016, with 2,009 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 200,900 underlying shares of MDCO. Below is a chart showing MDCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $41 strike highlighted in orange:

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