Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: XOM, DPZ, TDS

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM), where a total volume of 104,247 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 10.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 61.7% of XOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 16.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $126 strike call option expiring October 11, 2024, with 6,455 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 645,500 underlying shares of XOM. Below is a chart showing XOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $126 strike highlighted in orange:

Dominos Pizza Inc. (Symbol: DPZ) saw options trading volume of 3,538 contracts, representing approximately 353,800 underlying shares or approximately 61.4% of DPZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 576,435 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $420 strike put option expiring October 11, 2024, with 199 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 19,900 underlying shares of DPZ. Below is a chart showing DPZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $420 strike highlighted in orange:

And Telephone & Data Systems Inc (Symbol: TDS) saw options trading volume of 5,241 contracts, representing approximately 524,100 underlying shares or approximately 59.4% of TDS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 882,795 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,250 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 125,000 underlying shares of TDS. Below is a chart showing TDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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