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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL), where a total volume of 134,308 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 13.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 52.9% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 25.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $61 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 13,913 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of PYPL. Below is a chart showing PYPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $61 strike highlighted in orange:

Sabre Corp (Symbol: SABR) options are showing a volume of 17,174 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52.2% of SABR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $3.50 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 1,757 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 175,700 underlying shares of SABR. Below is a chart showing SABR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Century Aluminum Co. (Symbol: CENX) options are showing a volume of 6,708 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 670,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.6% of CENX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $5 strike put option expiring December 19, 2025, with 4,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 400,000 underlying shares of CENX. Below is a chart showing CENX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:

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