Credit: Shutterstock photoAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Yelp Inc (Symbol: YELP), where a total of 7,493 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 749,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 79.7% of YELP's average daily trading volume over the past month of 939,795 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring February 16, 2018 , with 5,021 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 502,100 underlying shares of YELP. Below is a chart showing YELP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
Omnicom Group, Inc. (Symbol: OMC) saw options trading volume of 15,805 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 78% of OMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 4,250 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 425,000 underlying shares of OMC. Below is a chart showing OMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
And Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (Symbol: CLF) options are showing a volume of 83,076 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 77.8% of CLF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $8 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 10,378 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of CLF. Below is a chart showing CLF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $8 strike highlighted in orange:
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