Notable Friday Option Activity: CHTR, LOW, IPAR

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Charter Communications Inc (Symbol: CHTR), where a total volume of 3,701 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 370,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 40.5% of CHTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 912,765 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $257.50 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 808 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 80,800 underlying shares of CHTR. Below is a chart showing CHTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $257.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Lowe's Companies Inc (Symbol: LOW) options are showing a volume of 10,591 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.4% of LOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $212.50 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 2,404 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 240,400 underlying shares of LOW. Below is a chart showing LOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $212.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Inter Parfums, Inc. (Symbol: IPAR) options are showing a volume of 472 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 47,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.4% of IPAR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 116,735 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 471 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 47,100 underlying shares of IPAR. Below is a chart showing IPAR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:

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