Among the Russell 3000 index, Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) led options trading with 99,861 contracts exchanged, totaling approximately 10.0 million underlying shares, representing 69% of its average daily trading volume of 14.5 million shares. Notably, the $55 strike call option expiring on March 6, 2026, accounted for 12,638 contracts traded, equivalent to about 1.3 million OXY shares.
Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD) saw a significant volume of 244,877 contracts, representing around 24.5 million underlying shares, which is 66.4% of its average daily volume of 36.9 million shares. The $79 strike call option expiring on March 6, 2026, had 16,113 contracts traded, translating to approximately 1.6 million HOOD shares.
SanDisk Corp (SNDK) recorded options trading volume of 130,752 contracts, equating to about 13.1 million underlying shares or 64.3% of its average daily volume of 20.3 million shares. The $550 strike put option set for March 6, 2026, had 6,748 contracts traded, representing approximately 674,800 SNDK shares.
