Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in EchoStar Corp (Symbol: SATS), where a total volume of 1,139 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 113,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50.2% of SATS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 226,865 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring January 18, 2019 , with 1,011 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,100 underlying shares of SATS. Below is a chart showing SATS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
Salesforce.com Inc (Symbol: CRM) options are showing a volume of 20,221 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.9% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring September 21, 2018 , with 1,079 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 107,900 underlying shares of CRM. Below is a chart showing CRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
And Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST) options are showing a volume of 9,085 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 908,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.7% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $217.50 strike put option expiring August 17, 2018 , with 711 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 71,100 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $217.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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