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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in SEI Investments Company (Symbol: SEIC), where a total volume of 3,073 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 307,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 60.7% of SEIC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 506,405 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike put option expiring May 17, 2024, with 650 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 65,000 underlying shares of SEIC. Below is a chart showing SEIC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) options are showing a volume of 23,263 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.3% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $345 strike call option expiring May 10, 2024, with 1,219 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 121,900 underlying shares of HD. Below is a chart showing HD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $345 strike highlighted in orange:

And Equitrans Midstream Corp (Symbol: ETRN) options are showing a volume of 41,811 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 58% of ETRN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $13 strike call option expiring May 17, 2024, with 20,129 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of ETRN. Below is a chart showing ETRN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13 strike highlighted in orange:

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