Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Priceline Group Inc (Symbol: PCLN), where a total volume of 8,357 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 835,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 192.7% of PCLN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 433,695 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1760 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 707 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 70,700 underlying shares of PCLN. Below is a chart showing PCLN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1760 strike highlighted in orange:
Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) options are showing a volume of 42,880 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 114.2% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1200 strike call option expiring December 22, 2017 , with 2,377 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 237,700 underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1200 strike highlighted in orange:
And Twitter Inc (Symbol: TWTR ) saw options trading volume of 136,086 contracts, representing approximately 13.6 million underlying shares or approximately 91.2% of TWTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $23 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 9,496 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 949,600 underlying shares of TWTR. Below is a chart showing TWTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $23 strike highlighted in orange:
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