Increased Options Activity in Russell 3000 Components Today

Box Inc (Symbol: BOX) experienced significant trading with 22,126 contracts exchanged, equating to approximately 2.2 million underlying shares. This volume represents 153.9% of BOX’s average daily trading volume of 1.4 million shares over the past month. The $40 strike call option expiring June 20, 2025, saw notably high activity with 3,424 contracts traded today, representing around 342,400 underlying shares. Below is a chart showing BOX’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

MP Materials Corp (Symbol: MP) reported options trading volume of 74,863 contracts, amounting to roughly 7.5 million underlying shares. This activity is approximately 138.6% of MP’s average daily trading volume of 5.4 million shares. The $25 strike call option expiring July 18, 2025, accounted for a significant portion of transactions with 44,535 contracts traded, representing about 4.5 million underlying shares. Below is a chart highlighting MP’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $25 strike denoted in orange:

Burlington Stores Inc (Symbol: BURL) saw options trading volume of 15,089 contracts, corresponding to approximately 1.5 million underlying shares. This volume is about 129.8% of BURL’s average daily trading volume of 1.2 million shares. The $220 strike put option expiring May 30, 2025, had increased activity with 1,869 contracts traded, representing approximately 186,900 underlying shares. Below is a chart displaying BURL’s trailing twelve months of trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:

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