Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Greenbrier Companies Inc (Symbol: GBX), where a total volume of 1,756 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 175,600 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 55.3% of GBX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 317,350 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 1,510 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 151,000 underlying shares of GBX. Below is a chart showing GBX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Symbol: ALK) options are showing a volume of 9,710 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 971,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.9% of ALK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 1,937 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 193,700 underlying shares of ALK. Below is a chart showing ALK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
And Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS) options are showing a volume of 14,362 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.1% of LVS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $67.50 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 8,022 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 802,200 underlying shares of LVS. Below is a chart showing LVS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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