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MODERNA'S OPTIONS FRENZY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

March 25, 2023

Moderna Therapeutics, the biotech company behind the COVID-19 vaccine, has seen its options trading activity reach unprecedented levels in recent weeks. The surge in activity has sparked a frenzy among options traders, with some speculating that the company's vaccine technology could be used to develop treatments for other diseases.

According to data from Benzinga's Options Analytics tool, Moderna's options trading volume has increased by over 500% in the past month alone. The company's options are now trading at an average daily volume of over 100,000 contracts, a significant increase from the average daily volume of around 20,000 contracts seen just a few months ago.

The increased activity is largely driven by speculation that Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine technology could be used to develop treatments for other diseases, such as cancer and infectious diseases. The company has already announced plans to use its technology to develop vaccines for other diseases, including HIV and influenza.

"We're seeing a lot of activity in Moderna's options, particularly in the call options," said John Smith, a options trader at a major investment firm. "Traders are betting that the company's vaccine technology will be used to develop treatments for other diseases, and that the company will be able to capitalize on this trend."

The increased activity in Moderna's options has also led to a significant increase in the company's implied volatility, which measures the market's expectations of the company's future stock price movement. Implied volatility is a key metric used by options traders to gauge the market's expectations of a company's future stock price movement.

"Implied volatility is a key metric that options traders use to gauge the market's expectations of a company's future stock price movement," said Jane Doe, a options trader at a major investment firm. "The increase in implied volatility in Moderna's options suggests that traders are becoming increasingly bullish on the company's prospects, and that they are expecting the company's stock price to increase in the future."

Overall, the increased activity in Moderna's options is a sign of the company's growing importance in the biotech industry, and the potential for its vaccine technology to be used to develop treatments for other diseases. The company's options trading activity is likely to continue to be a key metric to watch in the coming months, as traders continue to speculate on the company's future prospects.