Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Danaher Corp (Symbol: DHR), where a total volume of 11,336 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48% of DHR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $125 strike put option expiring April 18, 2019 , with 1,898 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 189,800 underlying shares of DHR. Below is a chart showing DHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
Target Corp (Symbol: TGT) saw options trading volume of 18,092 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 47.9% of TGT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $82.50 strike call option expiring April 18, 2019 , with 10,582 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of TGT. Below is a chart showing TGT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $82.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And LendingTree Inc (Symbol: TREE) saw options trading volume of 724 contracts, representing approximately 72,400 underlying shares or approximately 46.3% of TREE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 156,265 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $500 strike call option expiring October 18, 2019 , with 108 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 10,800 underlying shares of TREE. Below is a chart showing TREE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $500 strike highlighted in orange:
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