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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Align Technology Inc (Symbol: ALGN), where a total volume of 3,585 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 358,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 44% of ALGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 814,560 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $257.50 strike call option expiring June 14, 2024, with 268 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 26,800 underlying shares of ALGN. Below is a chart showing ALGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $257.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Jefferies Group Inc. (Symbol: JEF) saw options trading volume of 3,094 contracts, representing approximately 309,400 underlying shares or approximately 43.1% of JEF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 717,630 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 3,066 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 306,600 underlying shares of JEF. Below is a chart showing JEF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

And AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (Symbol: AMC) saw options trading volume of 302,621 contracts, representing approximately 30.3 million underlying shares or approximately 42.9% of AMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 70.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $5.50 strike call option expiring June 14, 2024, with 50,466 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares of AMC. Below is a chart showing AMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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