Notable Friday Option Activity: HE, SMR, SON

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc (Symbol: HE), where a total volume of 49,964 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 5.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 245.4% of HE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $13.50 strike call option expiring September 05, 2025, with 19,033 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of HE. Below is a chart showing HE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Nuscale Power Corporation Class A (Symbol: SMR) options are showing a volume of 182,428 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 18.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 142.4% of SMR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $36.50 strike call option expiring September 05, 2025, with 37,598 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.8 million underlying shares of SMR. Below is a chart showing SMR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $36.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Sonoco Products Co. (Symbol: SON) options are showing a volume of 8,024 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 802,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 107% of SON's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 750,245 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 8,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 800,100 underlying shares of SON. Below is a chart showing SON's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

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