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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Bank of New York Mellon Corp (Symbol: BK), where a total volume of 15,828 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 43.2% of BK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 3,888 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 388,800 underlying shares of BK. Below is a chart showing BK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

Texas Instruments Inc. (Symbol: TXN) options are showing a volume of 18,979 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.2% of TXN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $195 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 6,964 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 696,400 underlying shares of TXN. Below is a chart showing TXN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:

And AST SpaceMobile Inc (Symbol: ASTS) options are showing a volume of 38,408 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41% of ASTS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring July 12, 2024, with 8,300 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 830,000 underlying shares of ASTS. Below is a chart showing ASTS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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