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11 July
Notable Thursday Option Activity: MPW, RKT, KMT

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Medical Properties Trust Inc (Symbol: MPW), where a total of 62,528 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 53.3% of MPW's average daily trading volume over the past month of 11.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $4 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 9,756 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 975,600 underlying shares of MPW. Below is a chart showing MPW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4 strike highlighted in orange:

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Rocket Companies Inc Class A (Symbol: RKT) options are showing a volume of 12,724 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52.7% of RKT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $14 strike call option expiring December 20, 2024, with 4,786 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 478,600 underlying shares of RKT. Below is a chart showing RKT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $14 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Kennametal Inc. (Symbol: KMT) options are showing a volume of 3,390 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 339,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52.4% of KMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 647,325 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 3,350 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 335,000 underlying shares of KMT. Below is a chart showing KMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:

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