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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Upstart Holdings Inc (Symbol: UPST), where a total volume of 22,427 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48.2% of UPST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 4,404 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 440,400 underlying shares of UPST. Below is a chart showing UPST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

Papa John's International, Inc. (Symbol: PZZA) saw options trading volume of 4,517 contracts, representing approximately 451,700 underlying shares or approximately 47.6% of PZZA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 949,265 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $72.50 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 1,005 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,500 underlying shares of PZZA. Below is a chart showing PZZA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $72.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC) options are showing a volume of 175,104 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 17.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.4% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 36.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $39 strike call option expiring June 28, 2024, with 25,335 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $39 strike highlighted in orange:

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