Notable Friday Option Activity: AMZN, HUN, MRNA

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total volume of 478,639 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 47.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 132.4% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 36.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $225 strike call option expiring January 03, 2025, with 55,228 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.5 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $225 strike highlighted in orange:

Huntsman Corp (Symbol: HUN) options are showing a volume of 30,663 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 129.8% of HUN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $16 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 15,075 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of HUN. Below is a chart showing HUN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16 strike highlighted in orange:

And Moderna Inc (Symbol: MRNA) saw options trading volume of 94,283 contracts, representing approximately 9.4 million underlying shares or approximately 120.7% of MRNA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $41.50 strike call option expiring January 03, 2025, with 15,823 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of MRNA. Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $41.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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