Notable Thursday Option Activity: EMN, CMCSA, JPM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Eastman Chemical Co (Symbol: EMN), where a total volume of 16,994 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 101.7% of EMN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 8,002 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 800,200 underlying shares of EMN. Below is a chart showing EMN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:

Comcast Corp (Symbol: CMCSA) options are showing a volume of 321,197 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 32.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 98.1% of CMCSA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 32.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $26 strike put option expiring December 26, 2025, with 136,883 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 13.7 million underlying shares of CMCSA. Below is a chart showing CMCSA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $26 strike highlighted in orange:

And JPMorgan Chase & Co (Symbol: JPM) options are showing a volume of 84,411 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 90.2% of JPM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $315 strike call option expiring December 12, 2025, with 6,586 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 658,600 underlying shares of JPM. Below is a chart showing JPM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $315 strike highlighted in orange:

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