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06 December
Notable Friday Option Activity: AXP, SBUX, HUM

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP), where a total of 12,705 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 52.5% of AXP's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $305 strike call option expiring December 06, 2024, with 1,327 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 132,700 underlying shares of AXP. Below is a chart showing AXP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $305 strike highlighted in orange:

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Starbucks Corp. (Symbol: SBUX) saw options trading volume of 36,484 contracts, representing approximately 3.6 million underlying shares or approximately 51.5% of SBUX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $101 strike call option expiring December 06, 2024, with 8,359 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 835,900 underlying shares of SBUX. Below is a chart showing SBUX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $101 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Humana Inc. (Symbol: HUM) options are showing a volume of 8,169 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 816,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.7% of HUM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $290 strike call option expiring December 13, 2024, with 1,247 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 124,700 underlying shares of HUM. Below is a chart showing HUM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:

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For the various different available expirations for AXP options, SBUX options, or HUM options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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