Notable Wednesday Option Activity: LVS, CRM, AGEN

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS), where a total volume of 27,562 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 64.9% of LVS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $44 strike call option expiring January 31, 2025, with 3,620 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 362,000 underlying shares of LVS. Below is a chart showing LVS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $44 strike highlighted in orange:

Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) saw options trading volume of 36,324 contracts, representing approximately 3.6 million underlying shares or approximately 62.5% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $355 strike put option expiring January 31, 2025, with 2,181 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 218,100 underlying shares of CRM. Below is a chart showing CRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $355 strike highlighted in orange:

And Agenus Inc (Symbol: AGEN) options are showing a volume of 2,327 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 232,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55.5% of AGEN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 419,485 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $3 strike call option expiring March 21, 2025, with 1,207 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 120,700 underlying shares of AGEN. Below is a chart showing AGEN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3 strike highlighted in orange:

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