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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Sonoco Products Co. (Symbol: SON), where a total volume of 2,278 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 227,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 44.5% of SON's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 512,455 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 1,557 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 155,700 underlying shares of SON. Below is a chart showing SON's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

Viking Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: VKTX) options are showing a volume of 14,693 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.5% of VKTX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring June 28, 2024, with 2,680 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 268,000 underlying shares of VKTX. Below is a chart showing VKTX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

And Morgan Stanley (Symbol: MS) options are showing a volume of 21,174 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.8% of MS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $98 strike call option expiring June 28, 2024, with 2,619 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 261,900 underlying shares of MS. Below is a chart showing MS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $98 strike highlighted in orange:

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