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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: STNG, FDS, FNF

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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Scorpio Tankers Inc (NYSE:STNG), where a total volume of 5,463 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 546,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50.6% of STNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 810 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 81,000 underlying shares of STNG. Below is a chart showing STNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

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FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) options are showing a volume of 1,064 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 106,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.3% of FDS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 220,120 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $480 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 327 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 32,700 underlying shares of FDS. Below is a chart showing FDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $480 strike highlighted in orange:

And Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE:FNF) options are showing a volume of 8,378 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 837,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.3% of FNF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 4,163 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 416,300 underlying shares of FNF. Below is a chart showing FNF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:

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