Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO), where a total volume of 29,112 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $215 strike call option expiring July 27, 2018 , with 1,643 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 164,300 underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $215 strike highlighted in orange:
Boise Cascade Co. (Symbol: BCC) options are showing a volume of 1,494 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 149,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.9% of BCC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 356,830 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring August 17, 2018 , with 565 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 56,500 underlying shares of BCC. Below is a chart showing BCC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
And CVS Health Corporation (Symbol: CVS) saw options trading volume of 33,125 contracts, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares or approximately 41.2% of CVS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $69 strike call option expiring August 03, 2018 , with 2,401 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 240,100 underlying shares of CVS. Below is a chart showing CVS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $69 strike highlighted in orange:
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