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On October 18, 2023, significant options trading volume was observed in three companies within the Russell 3000 index:
NextDecade Corp (Symbol: NEXT), Vertiv Holdings Co (Symbol: VRT), and Westlake Corp (Symbol: WLK). NEXT traded a total of 27,784 contracts, accounting for about 99.4% of its average daily trading volume of 2.8 million shares.
Notably, the $7 strike put option expiring on November 21, 2025 saw 10,100 contracts traded, representing around 1.0 million underlying shares.
VRT experienced options trading of 75,503 contracts, approximately 94.1% of its monthly average of 8.0 million shares. The $175 strike call option expiring on November 28, 2025 accounted for 24,575 contracts, or about 2.5 million underlying shares.
Meanwhile, WLK saw 10,696 contracts traded, making up about 80.6% of its average monthly volume of 1.3 million shares, with high volume for the $65 strike put option, where 5,225 contracts were traded.
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