Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: QCOM, APA, KKR

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM), where a total volume of 32,839 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 45.8% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring January 24, 2025, with 2,202 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 220,200 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:

APA Corp (Symbol: APA) options are showing a volume of 28,358 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44% of APA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $24.50 strike call option expiring January 24, 2025, with 9,029 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 902,900 underlying shares of APA. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $24.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And KKR & CO Inc (Symbol: KKR) saw options trading volume of 14,202 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 43.6% of KKR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike call option expiring January 31, 2025, with 2,768 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 276,800 underlying shares of KKR. Below is a chart showing KKR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $167.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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