Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: PM, KLAC, HUM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Philip Morris International Inc (Symbol: PM), where a total volume of 22,849 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48.7% of PM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $125 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 7,441 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 744,100 underlying shares of PM. Below is a chart showing PM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:

KLA Corp (Symbol: KLAC) options are showing a volume of 5,352 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 535,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.6% of KLAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $820 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 410 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 41,000 underlying shares of KLAC. Below is a chart showing KLAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $820 strike highlighted in orange:

And Humana Inc. (Symbol: HUM) saw options trading volume of 8,647 contracts, representing approximately 864,700 underlying shares or approximately 47.8% of HUM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $330 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,210 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 121,000 underlying shares of HUM. Below is a chart showing HUM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $330 strike highlighted in orange:

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