Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in United Airlines Holdings Inc (Symbol: UAL), where a total volume of 42,862 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 63.6% of UAL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 9,020 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 902,000 underlying shares of UAL. Below is a chart showing UAL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:

Airbnb Inc (Symbol: ABNB) options are showing a volume of 25,132 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 62.4% of ABNB’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $136 strike call option expiring February 07, 2025, with 2,796 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 279,600 underlying shares of ABNB. Below is a chart showing ABNB’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $136 strike highlighted in orange:

And Herbalife Ltd (Symbol: HLF) options are showing a volume of 11,521 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 62.2% of HLF’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring January 15, 2027, with 10,022 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of HLF. Below is a chart showing HLF’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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