Notable Thursday Option Activity: MRNS, PTEN, BKNG

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc (Symbol: MRNS), where a total volume of 2,837 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 283,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 61.5% of MRNS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 461,515 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12 strike call option expiring May 17, 2024, with 2,506 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,600 underlying shares of MRNS. Below is a chart showing MRNS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (Symbol: PTEN) saw options trading volume of 44,468 contracts, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares or approximately 61.1% of PTEN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring April 19, 2024, with 42,620 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.3 million underlying shares of PTEN. Below is a chart showing PTEN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

And Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG) saw options trading volume of 2,040 contracts, representing approximately 204,000 underlying shares or approximately 60.9% of BKNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 335,005 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $3555 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 106 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10,600 underlying shares of BKNG. Below is a chart showing BKNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3555 strike highlighted in orange:

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