Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Sphere Entertainment Co (SPHR), where a total of 17,280 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 230.9% of SPHR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 748,315 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $20 strike put option expiring February 16, 2024, with 4,761 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 476,100 underlying shares of SPHR. Below is a chart showing SPHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

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Snowflake Inc (SNOW) options are showing a volume of 67,884 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 198.5% of SNOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring November 10, 2023, with 7,638 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 763,800 underlying shares of SNOW. Below is a chart showing SNOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:

And OptimizeRx Corp (OPRX) options are showing a volume of 2,366 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 236,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 130% of OPRX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 182,065 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring November 17, 2023, with 2,084 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 208,400 underlying shares of OPRX. Below is a chart showing OPRX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange: