Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Boyd Gaming Corp. (Symbol: BYD), where a total volume of 7,247 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 724,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 80.2% of BYD’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 903,390 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring November 15, 2024, with 3,609 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 360,900 underlying shares of BYD. Below is a chart showing BYD’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:

Marqeta Inc (Symbol: MQ) options are showing a volume of 28,148 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 75.4% of MQ’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.7 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $4 strike call option expiring November 15, 2024, with 10,624 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of MQ. Below is a chart showing MQ’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4 strike highlighted in orange:

And EXACT Sciences Corp. (Symbol: EXAS) options are showing a volume of 9,748 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 974,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 69% of EXAS’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring November 15, 2024, with 1,840 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 184,000 underlying shares of EXAS. Below is a chart showing EXAS’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:

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