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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Grindr Inc (Symbol: GRND), where a total volume of 10,857 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 196.2% of GRND's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 553,325 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $11 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 1,211 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 121,100 underlying shares of GRND. Below is a chart showing GRND's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $11 strike highlighted in orange:

Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) options are showing a volume of 309,360 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 30.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 169.3% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 18.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $450 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 23,694 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $450 strike highlighted in orange:

And Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) saw options trading volume of 445,707 contracts, representing approximately 44.6 million underlying shares or approximately 134.2% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 33.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 53,693 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.4 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange:

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