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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Eli Lilly (Symbol: LLY), where a total volume of 66,936 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 200.8% of LLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $750 strike call option expiring February 09, 2024, with 2,702 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 270,200 underlying shares of LLY. Below is a chart showing LLY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $750 strike highlighted in orange:

ZimVie Inc (Symbol: ZIMV) options are showing a volume of 6,107 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 610,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 186.3% of ZIMV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 327,885 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 5,941 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 594,100 underlying shares of ZIMV. Below is a chart showing ZIMV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:

And Caleres Inc (Symbol: CAL) options are showing a volume of 4,284 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 428,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 146.8% of CAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 291,900 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 1,513 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 151,300 underlying shares of CAL. Below is a chart showing CAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

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