Credit: Shutterstock photoAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Ferro Corp (Symbol: FOE), where a total of 3,366 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 336,600 underlying shares. That amounts to about 57.5% of FOE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 585,820 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike put option expiring April 18, 2019 , with 2,038 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 203,800 underlying shares of FOE. Below is a chart showing FOE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
Box Inc (Symbol: BOX) saw options trading volume of 12,570 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 53% of BOX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17 strike call option expiring January 18, 2019 , with 3,314 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 331,400 underlying shares of BOX. Below is a chart showing BOX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17 strike highlighted in orange:
And American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP) options are showing a volume of 25,078 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50% of AXP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $67.50 strike call option expiring January 18, 2019 , with 8,800 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 880,000 underlying shares of AXP. Below is a chart showing AXP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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