Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Front Yard Residential Corp (Symbol: RESI), where a total volume of 1,994 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 199,400 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 77.8% of RESI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 256,250 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike put option expiring December 21, 2018 , with 1,619 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 161,900 underlying shares of RESI. Below is a chart showing RESI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Apache Corp (Symbol: APA) saw options trading volume of 23,964 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 71.3% of APA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring July 20, 2018 , with 4,074 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 407,400 underlying shares of APA. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
And BGC Partners Inc - Class A (Symbol: BGCP) options are showing a volume of 19,236 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.7% of BGCP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring August 17, 2018 , with 16,223 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of BGCP. Below is a chart showing BGCP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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