Notable Thursday Option Activity: PARR, ROST, PBI

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Par Pacific Holdings Inc (Symbol: PARR), where a total volume of 7,616 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 761,600 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 57.6% of PARR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring June 20, 2025, with 7,531 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 753,100 underlying shares of PARR. Below is a chart showing PARR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

Ross Stores Inc (Symbol: ROST) options are showing a volume of 12,786 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 54.6% of ROST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike put option expiring May 23, 2025, with 726 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 72,600 underlying shares of ROST. Below is a chart showing ROST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

And Pitney Bowes Inc (Symbol: PBI) saw options trading volume of 9,868 contracts, representing approximately 986,800 underlying shares or approximately 54.3% of PBI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring May 23, 2025, with 1,363 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 136,300 underlying shares of PBI. Below is a chart showing PBI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

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