Notable Thursday Option Activity: CW, IPGP, KMX

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Curtiss-Wright Corp. (Symbol: CW), where a total volume of 1,195 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 119,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 47.5% of CW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 251,825 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $670 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 310 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 31,000 underlying shares of CW. Below is a chart showing CW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $670 strike highlighted in orange:

IPG Photonics Corp (Symbol: IPGP) options are showing a volume of 2,454 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 245,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.2% of IPGP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 520,210 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 461 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 46,100 underlying shares of IPGP. Below is a chart showing IPGP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:

And Carmax Inc. (Symbol: KMX) saw options trading volume of 14,860 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 46.7% of KMX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 6,088 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 608,800 underlying shares of KMX. Below is a chart showing KMX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:

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