Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: PRU, FIX, LNC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Prudential Financial Inc (Symbol: PRU), where a total volume of 9,535 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 953,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51.4% of PRU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $90 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 3,020 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 302,000 underlying shares of PRU. Below is a chart showing PRU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:

Comfort Systems USA Inc (Symbol: FIX) saw options trading volume of 1,548 contracts, representing approximately 154,800 underlying shares or approximately 50.6% of FIX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 305,925 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $290 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 185 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 18,500 underlying shares of FIX. Below is a chart showing FIX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:

And Lincoln National Corp. (Symbol: LNC) options are showing a volume of 8,950 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 895,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.2% of LNC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 3,650 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 365,000 underlying shares of LNC. Below is a chart showing LNC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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