Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in TrueCar Inc (Symbol: TRUE), where a total of 6,448 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 644,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 43.1% of TRUE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring May 19, 2017 , with 2,688 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 268,800 underlying shares of TRUE. Below is a chart showing TRUE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
Dollar Tree Inc (Symbol: DLTR) options are showing a volume of 11,693 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.4% of DLTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $81.50 strike call option expiring April 28, 2017 , with 7,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 700,000 underlying shares of DLTR. Below is a chart showing DLTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $81.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Symbol: WMT) saw options trading volume of 32,206 contracts, representing approximately 3.2 million underlying shares or approximately 42% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $72 strike call option expiring April 07, 2017 , with 2,724 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 272,400 underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $72 strike highlighted in orange:
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