Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE), where a total volume of 36,721 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 41.7% of SPCE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $1 strike put option expiring October 18, 2024, with 29,451 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares of SPCE. Below is a chart showing SPCE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1 strike highlighted in orange:

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ChargePoint Holdings Inc (CHPT) saw options trading volume of 54,763 contracts, representing approximately 5.5 million underlying shares or approximately 41.6% of CHPT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $2 strike call option expiring March 08, 2024, with 9,729 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 972,900 underlying shares of CHPT. Below is a chart showing CHPT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2 strike highlighted in orange:

And Lyft Inc (LYFT) options are showing a volume of 124,195 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 12.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.5% of LYFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 29.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $16.50 strike put option expiring March 08, 2024, with 10,836 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of LYFT. Below is a chart showing LYFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16.50 strike highlighted in orange: