Significant Thursday Options Moves: PANW, MCD, KR

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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) experienced significant options trading activity on [date] with a total of 41,569 contracts exchanged, equating to approximately 4.2 million underlying shares. This volume represents 75.8% of PANW’s average daily trading volume of 5.5 million shares. Notably, the $425 strike call option expiring September 04, 2026, had 1,640 contracts traded, representing about 164,000 underlying shares.

McDonald’s Corp (MCD) also saw considerable activity, with 29,901 contracts traded today, translating to approximately 3.0 million underlying shares, or 67.3% of its average daily volume of 4.4 million shares. The $290 strike call option, expiring September 18, 2026, accounted for 1,059 contracts, representing around 105,900 underlying shares.

Kroger Co (KR) recorded 38,040 contracts traded today, representing approximately 3.8 million underlying shares, or 63% of its average daily volume of 6.0 million shares. The $59 strike call option expiring August 28, 2026, was particularly active, with 8,945 contracts trading, equating to about 894,500 underlying shares.

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