Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: MARA, SO, DKNG

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (Symbol: MARA), where a total of 259,444 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 25.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 44.8% of MARA's average daily trading volume over the past month of 58.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 9,485 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 948,500 underlying shares of MARA. Below is a chart showing MARA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

Southern Company (Symbol: SO) saw options trading volume of 16,717 contracts, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares or approximately 44% of SO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $95 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 15,108 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of SO. Below is a chart showing SO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $95 strike highlighted in orange:

And DraftKings Inc (Symbol: DKNG) saw options trading volume of 32,761 contracts, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares or approximately 43.4% of DKNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring June 20, 2025, with 10,590 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of DKNG. Below is a chart showing DKNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:

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