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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC), where a total volume of 475,084 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 47.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 145% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 32.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 87,935 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.8 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

Simon Property Group, Inc. (Symbol: SPG) saw options trading volume of 18,288 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 140% of SPG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 2,805 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 280,500 underlying shares of SPG. Below is a chart showing SPG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

And Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG) saw options trading volume of 3,156 contracts, representing approximately 315,600 underlying shares or approximately 138.1% of BKNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 228,575 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $3900 strike call option expiring June 07, 2024, with 683 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 68,300 underlying shares of BKNG. Below is a chart showing BKNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3900 strike highlighted in orange:

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