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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Visa Inc (Symbol: V), where a total volume of 69,346 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 77% of V's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $265 strike put option expiring June 28, 2024, with 9,073 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 907,300 underlying shares of V. Below is a chart showing V's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $265 strike highlighted in orange:

Spotify Technology SA (Symbol: SPOT) options are showing a volume of 12,424 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 76.5% of SPOT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $290 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 1,304 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 130,400 underlying shares of SPOT. Below is a chart showing SPOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:

And AeroVironment, Inc. (Symbol: AVAV) options are showing a volume of 3,591 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 359,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 75.4% of AVAV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 475,960 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $195 strike call option expiring July 19, 2024, with 454 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 45,400 underlying shares of AVAV. Below is a chart showing AVAV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:

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