Notable Friday Option Activity: ASTS, TGTX, ROOT

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in AST SpaceMobile Inc (Symbol: ASTS), where a total volume of 60,336 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 41.3% of ASTS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $27 strike call option expiring March 14, 2025, with 5,326 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 532,600 underlying shares of ASTS. Below is a chart showing ASTS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $27 strike highlighted in orange:

TG Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: TGTX) options are showing a volume of 12,883 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.6% of TGTX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike put option expiring March 21, 2025, with 1,286 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 128,600 underlying shares of TGTX. Below is a chart showing TGTX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

And Root Inc (Symbol: ROOT) options are showing a volume of 3,486 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 348,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.6% of ROOT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 858,660 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring March 21, 2025, with 437 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 43,700 underlying shares of ROOT. Below is a chart showing ROOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:

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