Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: AS, KMI, NEM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amer Sports Inc (Symbol: AS), where a total volume of 15,378 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 53.8% of AS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 6,084 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 608,400 underlying shares of AS. Below is a chart showing AS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

Kinder Morgan Inc. (Symbol: KMI) options are showing a volume of 59,660 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.4% of KMI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring January 15, 2027, with 10,683 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of KMI. Below is a chart showing KMI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

And Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM) options are showing a volume of 40,355 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.9% of NEM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring January 21, 2028, with 6,094 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 609,400 underlying shares of NEM. Below is a chart showing NEM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:

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