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Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Paychex Inc (Symbol: PAYX), where a total of 14,008 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 90.8% of PAYX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $145 strike put option expiring July 18, 2025, with 4,771 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 477,100 underlying shares of PAYX. Below is a chart showing PAYX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

Couchbase Inc (Symbol: BASE) options are showing a volume of 6,345 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 634,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 88.1% of BASE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 720,400 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike put option expiring July 18, 2025, with 1,955 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 195,500 underlying shares of BASE. Below is a chart showing BASE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Carpenter Technology Corp. (Symbol: CRS) saw options trading volume of 6,704 contracts, representing approximately 670,400 underlying shares or approximately 86.2% of CRS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 777,510 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike put option expiring August 15, 2025, with 2,200 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 220,000 underlying shares of CRS. Below is a chart showing CRS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

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