Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in American Financial Group Inc (AFG), where a total of 10,152 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 267.7% of AFG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 379,300 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $82 strike call option expiring May 20, 2022, with 5,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,000 underlying shares of AFG. Below is a chart showing AFG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $82 strike highlighted in orange:

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Clarus Corp (CLAR) options are showing a volume of 4,518 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 451,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 117.8% of CLAR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 383,670 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike call option expiring August 19, 2022, with 3,095 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 309,500 underlying shares of CLAR. Below is a chart showing CLAR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) options are showing a volume of 12,034 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 114.6% of KTOS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring June 17, 2022, with 6,174 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 617,400 underlying shares of KTOS. Below is a chart showing KTOS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange: