Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Getty Realty Corp. (Symbol: GTY), where a total volume of 1,117 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 111,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 49.3% of GTY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 226,765 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 957 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 95,700 underlying shares of GTY. Below is a chart showing GTY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc (Symbol: GLPI) options are showing a volume of 3,939 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 393,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.6% of GLPI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 863,540 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $38 strike call option expiring September 15, 2017 , with 1,200 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 120,000 underlying shares of GLPI. Below is a chart showing GLPI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $38 strike highlighted in orange:
And Hasbro, Inc. (Symbol: HAS) saw options trading volume of 5,971 contracts, representing approximately 597,100 underlying shares or approximately 45.3% of HAS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $87.50 strike put option expiring October 20, 2017 , with 1,011 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,100 underlying shares of HAS. Below is a chart showing HAS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $87.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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