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26 July
Notable Friday Option Activity: RIOT, DG, BX

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Riot Platforms Inc (Symbol: RIOT), where a total of 106,849 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 10.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 42.6% of RIOT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 25.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $11.50 strike call option expiring July 26, 2024, with 15,764 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of RIOT. Below is a chart showing RIOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $11.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG) saw options trading volume of 10,671 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 42.3% of DG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $100 strike put option expiring September 06, 2024, with 4,500 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 450,000 underlying shares of DG. Below is a chart showing DG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Blackstone Inc (Symbol: BX) options are showing a volume of 16,592 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.2% of BX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 1,257 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 125,700 underlying shares of BX. Below is a chart showing BX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:

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