Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: AGNC, FWRD, AXP

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in AGNC Investment Corp (Symbol: AGNC), where a total volume of 116,038 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 11.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 61.1% of AGNC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 19.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $9 strike put option expiring September 19, 2025, with 20,023 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of AGNC. Below is a chart showing AGNC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $9 strike highlighted in orange:

Forward Air Corp (Symbol: FWRD) options are showing a volume of 3,332 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 333,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.9% of FWRD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 546,910 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike put option expiring April 17, 2025, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of FWRD. Below is a chart showing FWRD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP) options are showing a volume of 15,015 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.4% of AXP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $320 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,594 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 159,400 underlying shares of AXP. Below is a chart showing AXP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange:

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