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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in United Therapeutics Corp (Symbol: UTHR), where a total volume of 4,034 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 403,400 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 75.9% of UTHR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 531,645 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $230 strike put option expiring May 17, 2024, with 2,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 200,100 underlying shares of UTHR. Below is a chart showing UTHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $230 strike highlighted in orange:

Accenture plc (Symbol: ACN) saw options trading volume of 20,002 contracts, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares or approximately 72% of ACN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $380 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 4,220 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 422,000 underlying shares of ACN. Below is a chart showing ACN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $380 strike highlighted in orange:

And Impinj Inc (Symbol: PI) saw options trading volume of 1,659 contracts, representing approximately 165,900 underlying shares or approximately 71.7% of PI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 231,280 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring May 17, 2024, with 399 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 39,900 underlying shares of PI. Below is a chart showing PI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:

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