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20 June
Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: WTW, MRVL, NEE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Willis Towers Watson Public Ltd Co (Symbol: WTW), where a total volume of 1,737 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 173,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 41.3% of WTW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 420,780 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 863 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 86,300 underlying shares of WTW. Below is a chart showing WTW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:

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Marvell Technology Inc (Symbol: MRVL) options are showing a volume of 48,401 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.6% of MRVL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 4,808 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 480,800 underlying shares of MRVL. Below is a chart showing MRVL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:

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And NextEra Energy Inc (Symbol: NEE) options are showing a volume of 48,364 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.2% of NEE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $70 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 7,442 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 744,200 underlying shares of NEE. Below is a chart showing NEE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:

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For the various different available expirations for WTW options, MRVL options, or NEE options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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