Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: CF, PZZA, CCL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in CF Industries Holdings Inc (Symbol: CF), where a total volume of 14,934 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 44.4% of CF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 2,384 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 238,400 underlying shares of CF. Below is a chart showing CF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:

Papa John's International, Inc. (Symbol: PZZA) options are showing a volume of 6,124 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 612,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.9% of PZZA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 1,957 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 195,700 underlying shares of PZZA. Below is a chart showing PZZA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

And Carnival Corp (Symbol: CCL) options are showing a volume of 99,974 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 10.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.8% of CCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 22.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 14,622 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of CCL. Below is a chart showing CCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:

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