Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: PAHC, FMC, CRM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Phibro Animal Health Corp. (Symbol: PAHC), where a total volume of 1,659 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 165,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 80.4% of PAHC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 206,335 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring September 18, 2026, with 1,232 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 123,200 underlying shares of PAHC. Below is a chart showing PAHC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

FMC Corp. (Symbol: FMC) saw options trading volume of 31,312 contracts, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares or approximately 77.5% of FMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 12,195 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of FMC. Below is a chart showing FMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:

And Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) saw options trading volume of 84,628 contracts, representing approximately 8.5 million underlying shares or approximately 76.4% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $260 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026, with 8,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 800,000 underlying shares of CRM. Below is a chart showing CRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:

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