Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dine Brands Global Inc (Symbol: DIN), where a total volume of 3,908 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 390,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 96.5% of DIN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 404,910 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike put option expiring September 21, 2018 , with 3,008 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,800 underlying shares of DIN. Below is a chart showing DIN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
United Natural Foods Inc. (Symbol: UNFI) options are showing a volume of 3,374 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 337,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 96% of UNFI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 351,475 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike put option expiring June 15, 2018 , with 572 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 57,200 underlying shares of UNFI. Below is a chart showing UNFI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
And NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) saw options trading volume of 113,628 contracts, representing approximately 11.4 million underlying shares or approximately 80.9% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $265 strike call option expiring June 08, 2018 , with 7,190 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 719,000 underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $265 strike highlighted in orange:
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