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27 June
Notable Thursday Option Activity: QCOM, OKTA, LNTH

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM), where a total of 59,233 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 49.8% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 11.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring June 28, 2024, with 5,157 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 515,700 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

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Okta Inc (Symbol: OKTA) options are showing a volume of 11,520 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.7% of OKTA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $130 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,632 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 163,200 underlying shares of OKTA. Below is a chart showing OKTA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Lantheus Holdings Inc (Symbol: LNTH) saw options trading volume of 3,555 contracts, representing approximately 355,500 underlying shares or approximately 49.5% of LNTH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 718,505 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $87.50 strike call option expiring July 19, 2024, with 1,810 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 181,000 underlying shares of LNTH. Below is a chart showing LNTH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $87.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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For the various different available expirations for QCOM options, OKTA options, or LNTH options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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