Among the components of the Russell 3000 index, Groupon Inc. (GRPN) saw significant options trading today, with 5,715 contracts exchanged, equating to approximately 571,500 underlying shares. This represents about 61.3% of its average daily trading volume of 931,680 shares over the past month. Notably, the $15 strike call option expiring on April 17, 2026, accounted for 2,144 contracts traded, representing roughly 214,400 underlying shares.
Blackrock Inc. (BLK) experienced a trading volume of 5,329 contracts today, or about 532,900 underlying shares, which is approximately 60.9% of its monthly average of 875,080 shares. The $1,000 strike call option expiring on March 20, 2026, saw 1,015 contracts traded, corresponding to around 101,500 underlying shares.
Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (PGY) reported the highest options volume among the three, with 33,816 contracts traded, representing about 3.4 million underlying shares and approximately 60.7% of its average daily trading volume of 5.6 million shares. High activity was noted in the $8 strike put option expiring on August 21, 2026, with 15,760 contracts traded, or about 1.6 million underlying shares.
