Notable Wednesday Option Activity: REAL, PAYS, ASTS

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in The RealReal Inc (Symbol: REAL), where a total volume of 40,346 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 97% of REAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring May 15, 2026, with 20,142 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of REAL. Below is a chart showing REAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

Paysign Inc (Symbol: PAYS) options are showing a volume of 4,544 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 454,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 89% of PAYS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 510,355 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $5 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 2,713 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 271,300 underlying shares of PAYS. Below is a chart showing PAYS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:

And AST SpaceMobile Inc (Symbol: ASTS) saw options trading volume of 114,469 contracts, representing approximately 11.4 million underlying shares or approximately 88.9% of ASTS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $95 strike call option expiring April 02, 2026, with 7,468 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 746,800 underlying shares of ASTS. Below is a chart showing ASTS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $95 strike highlighted in orange:

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