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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apollo Global Management Inc (new (Symbol: APO), where a total volume of 10,407 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 45.5% of APO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $109 strike put option expiring June 14, 2024, with 3,390 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 339,000 underlying shares of APO. Below is a chart showing APO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $109 strike highlighted in orange:

AeroVironment, Inc. (Symbol: AVAV) options are showing a volume of 1,083 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 108,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.1% of AVAV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 239,960 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $210 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 127 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 12,700 underlying shares of AVAV. Below is a chart showing AVAV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $210 strike highlighted in orange:

And Wells Fargo & Co (Symbol: WFC) saw options trading volume of 65,675 contracts, representing approximately 6.6 million underlying shares or approximately 44.3% of WFC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring July 19, 2024, with 20,671 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of WFC. Below is a chart showing WFC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

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