Notable Thursday Option Activity: BLMN, RICK, NVDA

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Bloomin' Brands Inc (Symbol: BLMN), where a total of 70,797 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 393.1% of BLMN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 35,375 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares of BLMN. Below is a chart showing BLMN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (Symbol: RICK) saw options trading volume of 2,354 contracts, representing approximately 235,400 underlying shares or approximately 200.6% of RICK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 117,335 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 808 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 80,800 underlying shares of RICK. Below is a chart showing RICK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

And NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) saw options trading volume of 2.5 million contracts, representing approximately 252.1 million underlying shares or approximately 128.8% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 195.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring January 03, 2025, with 147,069 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 14.7 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:

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