Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc (Symbol: RYAM), where a total volume of 2,743 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 274,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 47.3% of RYAM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 579,725 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike put option expiring May 17, 2019, with 2,020 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 202,000 underlying shares of RYAM. Below is a chart showing RYAM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
Twitter Inc (Symbol: TWTR) saw options trading volume of 71,041 contracts, representing approximately 7.1 million underlying shares or approximately 47.2% of TWTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $34.50 strike call option expiring April 12, 2019, with 16,645 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of TWTR. Below is a chart showing TWTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $34.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And F5 Networks, Inc. (Symbol: FFIV) saw options trading volume of 2,768 contracts, representing approximately 276,800 underlying shares or approximately 47.1% of FFIV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 588,055 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $165 strike put option expiring April 12, 2019, with 823 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 82,300 underlying shares of FFIV. Below is a chart showing FFIV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:
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