Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: CAR, DBRG, BPMC

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Avis Budget Group Inc (Symbol: CAR), where a total of 3,175 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 317,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 56.9% of CAR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 558,300 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $100 strike put option expiring July 05, 2024, with 431 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 43,100 underlying shares of CAR. Below is a chart showing CAR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:

DigitalBridge Group Inc (Symbol: DBRG) saw options trading volume of 12,037 contracts, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares or approximately 56.6% of DBRG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $21 strike call option expiring September 20, 2024, with 3,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,000 underlying shares of DBRG. Below is a chart showing DBRG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $21 strike highlighted in orange:

And Blueprint Medicines Corp (Symbol: BPMC) saw options trading volume of 3,287 contracts, representing approximately 328,700 underlying shares or approximately 56.2% of BPMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 584,545 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 3,140 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 314,000 underlying shares of BPMC. Below is a chart showing BPMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:

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