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13 June
Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: AIG, URGN, X

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in American International Group Inc (Symbol: AIG), where a total of 41,080 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 101.6% of AIG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 10,082 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of AIG. Below is a chart showing AIG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

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UroGen Pharma Ltd (Symbol: URGN) saw options trading volume of 3,128 contracts, representing approximately 312,800 underlying shares or approximately 95.4% of URGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 328,025 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 462 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 46,200 underlying shares of URGN. Below is a chart showing URGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

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And United States Steel Corp. (Symbol: X) options are showing a volume of 23,577 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 86.2% of X's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 6,698 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 669,800 underlying shares of X. Below is a chart showing X's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

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