Notable Friday Option Activity: CAR, PINS, NKTX

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Avis Budget Group Inc (Symbol: CAR), where a total of 2,783 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 278,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 49.2% of CAR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 565,375 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $103 strike call option expiring December 27, 2024, with 1,023 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 102,300 underlying shares of CAR. Below is a chart showing CAR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $103 strike highlighted in orange:

Pinterest Inc (Symbol: PINS) options are showing a volume of 50,688 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.6% of PINS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $34 strike call option expiring January 10, 2025, with 15,254 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of PINS. Below is a chart showing PINS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $34 strike highlighted in orange:

And Nkarta Inc (Symbol: NKTX) options are showing a volume of 10,120 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.4% of NKTX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $2.50 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 9,999 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 999,900 underlying shares of NKTX. Below is a chart showing NKTX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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