Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Wingstop Inc (Symbol: WING), where a total volume of 3,821 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 382,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48.7% of WING's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 784,380 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring June 15, 2018 , with 1,071 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 107,100 underlying shares of WING. Below is a chart showing WING's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Leidos Holdings Inc (Symbol: LDOS) options are showing a volume of 5,070 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 507,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48% of LDOS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 2,400 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 240,000 underlying shares of LDOS. Below is a chart showing LDOS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
And General Electric Co (Symbol: GE) options are showing a volume of 366,167 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 36.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.2% of GE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 77.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $16 strike call option expiring April 20, 2018 , with 28,432 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares of GE. Below is a chart showing GE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16 strike highlighted in orange:
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