Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Altria Group Inc (Symbol: MO), where a total volume of 50,921 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 5.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 72.1% of MO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 18,256 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of MO. Below is a chart showing MO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
Hertz Global Holdings Inc (Symbol: HTZ) saw options trading volume of 15,440 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 71.9% of HTZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 4,125 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 412,500 underlying shares of HTZ. Below is a chart showing HTZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And The Charles Schwab Corporation (Symbol: SCHW) options are showing a volume of 41,515 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 71.5% of SCHW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $54 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 11,262 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of SCHW. Below is a chart showing SCHW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $54 strike highlighted in orange:
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