Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in CBS Corp (Symbol: CBS), where a total volume of 13,724 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 40.5% of CBS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 4,313 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 431,300 underlying shares of CBS. Below is a chart showing CBS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
TerraForm Power Inc (Symbol: TERP) saw options trading volume of 2,414 contracts, representing approximately 241,400 underlying shares or approximately 40.5% of TERP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 595,950 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 1,233 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 123,300 underlying shares of TERP. Below is a chart showing TERP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Tableau Software Inc (Symbol: DATA) options are showing a volume of 2,088 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 208,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.2% of DATA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 518,945 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring November 03, 2017 , with 368 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 36,800 underlying shares of DATA. Below is a chart showing DATA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
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