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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Verisign Inc (Symbol: VRSN), where a total volume of 2,572 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 257,200 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 54.5% of VRSN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 472,245 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $220 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 1,163 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 116,300 underlying shares of VRSN. Below is a chart showing VRSN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:

PureCycle Technologies Inc (Symbol: PCT) saw options trading volume of 18,331 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 53.2% of PCT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $6 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 8,102 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 810,200 underlying shares of PCT. Below is a chart showing PCT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $6 strike highlighted in orange:

And Unity Software Inc (Symbol: U) options are showing a volume of 54,046 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52.8% of U's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $33.50 strike call option expiring February 09, 2024, with 17,359 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of U. Below is a chart showing U's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $33.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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