Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: WMT, CENX, OMF

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Walmart Inc (Symbol: WMT), where a total of 88,978 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 8.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 60% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 14.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $98 strike put option expiring January 31, 2025, with 8,781 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 878,100 underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $98 strike highlighted in orange:

Century Aluminum Co. (Symbol: CENX) options are showing a volume of 6,801 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 680,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.8% of CENX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $16 strike put option expiring March 21, 2025, with 6,004 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 600,400 underlying shares of CENX. Below is a chart showing CENX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16 strike highlighted in orange:

And OneMain Holdings Inc (Symbol: OMF) saw options trading volume of 5,161 contracts, representing approximately 516,100 underlying shares or approximately 52.5% of OMF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 983,405 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $57.50 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 2,047 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 204,700 underlying shares of OMF. Below is a chart showing OMF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $57.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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