Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Walt Disney Co. (Symbol: DIS), where a total volume of 45,235 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 52.6% of DIS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $101 strike call option expiring June 15, 2018 , with 4,738 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 473,800 underlying shares of DIS. Below is a chart showing DIS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $101 strike highlighted in orange:
Del Taco Restaurants Inc (Symbol: TACO) options are showing a volume of 1,420 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 142,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.2% of TACO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 277,450 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring December 21, 2018 , with 1,003 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,300 underlying shares of TACO. Below is a chart showing TACO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
And AT&T Inc (Symbol: T) options are showing a volume of 135,622 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 13.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.5% of T's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $36 strike call option expiring July 20, 2018 , with 21,847 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares of T. Below is a chart showing T's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $36 strike highlighted in orange:
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