Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Chevron Corporation (Symbol: CVX), where a total volume of 32,634 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 44.7% of CVX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 6,463 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 646,300 underlying shares of CVX. Below is a chart showing CVX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
Salesforce.com Inc (Symbol: CRM) options are showing a volume of 22,546 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.4% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $83.50 strike call option expiring March 17, 2017 , with 2,200 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 220,000 underlying shares of CRM. Below is a chart showing CRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $83.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Post Holdings Inc (Symbol: POST) options are showing a volume of 3,001 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 300,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.8% of POST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 700,575 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring March 17, 2017 , with 824 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 82,400 underlying shares of POST. Below is a chart showing POST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:
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