Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: BAC, NEM, FL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC), where a total volume of 230,588 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 23.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 49.7% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 46.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $41 strike put option expiring March 28, 2025, with 11,984 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $41 strike highlighted in orange:

Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM) saw options trading volume of 54,110 contracts, representing approximately 5.4 million underlying shares or approximately 49.3% of NEM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $48 strike call option expiring March 28, 2025, with 3,591 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 359,100 underlying shares of NEM. Below is a chart showing NEM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $48 strike highlighted in orange:

And Foot Locker, Inc. (Symbol: FL) saw options trading volume of 23,777 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 48.9% of FL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring January 15, 2027, with 10,006 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of FL. Below is a chart showing FL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

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