Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: AMZN, COST, OKLO

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total volume of 697,952 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 69.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 139.7% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 49.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $277.50 strike call option expiring August 07, 2026, with 82,664 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.3 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $277.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) options are showing a volume of 28,589 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 135.7% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $950 strike call option expiring August 07, 2026, with 1,087 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 108,700 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange:

And Oklo Inc (Symbol: OKLO) options are showing a volume of 117,689 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 11.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 135.6% of OKLO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring August 14, 2026, with 6,159 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 615,900 underlying shares of OKLO. Below is a chart showing OKLO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:

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