Notable Wednesday Option Activity: FCX, HUM, RIOT

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (Symbol: FCX), where a total volume of 58,468 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 5.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51.1% of FCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $39.50 strike call option expiring January 10, 2025, with 17,593 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of FCX. Below is a chart showing FCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $39.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Humana Inc. (Symbol: HUM) saw options trading volume of 8,538 contracts, representing approximately 853,800 underlying shares or approximately 46.8% of HUM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $275 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,525 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 152,500 underlying shares of HUM. Below is a chart showing HUM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $275 strike highlighted in orange:

And Riot Platforms Inc (Symbol: RIOT) saw options trading volume of 175,690 contracts, representing approximately 17.6 million underlying shares or approximately 46.2% of RIOT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 38.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 33,458 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares of RIOT. Below is a chart showing RIOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:

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