Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Align Technology Inc (Symbol: ALGN), where a total volume of 5,260 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 526,000 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50% of ALGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $250 strike put option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 1,235 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 123,500 underlying shares of ALGN. Below is a chart showing ALGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:
Lockheed Martin Corp (Symbol: LMT) saw options trading volume of 7,409 contracts, representing approximately 740,900 underlying shares or approximately 49.6% of LMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $325 strike put option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 864 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 86,400 underlying shares of LMT. Below is a chart showing LMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $325 strike highlighted in orange:
And Pinnacle Foods Inc. (Symbol: PF) options are showing a volume of 11,032 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.1% of PF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 10,012 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of PF. Below is a chart showing PF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
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