Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Edison International (Symbol: EIX), where a total volume of 9,500 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 950,000 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 44.2% of EIX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring April 18, 2019 , with 3,661 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 366,100 underlying shares of EIX. Below is a chart showing EIX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:
The Trade Desk Inc (Symbol: TTD) options are showing a volume of 6,536 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 653,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.5% of TTD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $215 strike call option expiring April 18, 2019 , with 443 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 44,300 underlying shares of TTD. Below is a chart showing TTD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $215 strike highlighted in orange:
And Illumina Inc (Symbol: ILMN) options are showing a volume of 3,641 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 364,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.2% of ILMN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 842,390 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring June 21, 2019 , with 301 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 30,100 underlying shares of ILMN. Below is a chart showing ILMN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:
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