Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Wynn Resorts Ltd (Symbol: WYNN), where a total volume of 8,845 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 884,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 66.5% of WYNN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 908 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 90,800 underlying shares of WYNN. Below is a chart showing WYNN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:
KAR Auction Services Inc. (Symbol: KAR) saw options trading volume of 5,252 contracts, representing approximately 525,200 underlying shares or approximately 63.3% of KAR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 829,545 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 2,610 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 261,000 underlying shares of KAR. Below is a chart showing KAR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
And Boeing Co. (Symbol: BA) options are showing a volume of 21,481 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 61.4% of BA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $295 strike put option expiring December 22, 2017 , with 732 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 73,200 underlying shares of BA. Below is a chart showing BA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $295 strike highlighted in orange:
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