Notable options trading activity today was observed in the Russell 3000 index with Comfort Systems USA Inc (FIX) seeing 1,567 contracts traded, equating to approximately 156,700 underlying shares, or about 48% of its average daily volume of 326,505 shares. The $600 strike call option expiring on August 15, 2025, garnered particular interest, with 220 contracts traded, representing around 22,000 shares.
First Horizon Corp (FHN) reported a significant options volume of 37,096 contracts, or roughly 3.7 million underlying shares, amounting to 47.8% of its average daily volume of 7.8 million shares. The $21 strike put option expiring on August 15, 2025, noted an impressive 20,492 contracts traded, translating to about 2.0 million shares.
Darling Ingredients Inc (DAR) experienced a trading volume of 12,425 contracts today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, or 46.2% of its average daily volume of 2.7 million shares. The $40 strike call option expiring on September 19, 2025, saw notable activity with 8,036 contracts traded, relating to about 803,600 shares.
