Notable Friday Option Activity: AMAT, CAH, NEM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Applied Materials, Inc. (Symbol: AMAT), where a total volume of 40,419 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 55.8% of AMAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring September 26, 2025, with 3,871 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 387,100 underlying shares of AMAT. Below is a chart showing AMAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Symbol: CAH) saw options trading volume of 11,869 contracts, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares or approximately 55.6% of CAH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $157.50 strike call option expiring September 26, 2025, with 4,948 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 494,800 underlying shares of CAH. Below is a chart showing CAH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $157.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM) saw options trading volume of 53,383 contracts, representing approximately 5.3 million underlying shares or approximately 55.3% of NEM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 4,243 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 424,300 underlying shares of NEM. Below is a chart showing NEM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:

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