Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Merck & Co Inc (Symbol: MRK), where a total volume of 65,563 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 56.3% of MRK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $57 strike call option expiring April 13, 2018 , with 4,541 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 454,100 underlying shares of MRK. Below is a chart showing MRK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $57 strike highlighted in orange:
3D Systems Corp. (Symbol: DDD) options are showing a volume of 12,521 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.7% of DDD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12 strike call option expiring April 13, 2018 , with 2,690 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 269,000 underlying shares of DDD. Below is a chart showing DDD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:
And Intuitive Surgical Inc (Symbol: ISRG) saw options trading volume of 3,784 contracts, representing approximately 378,400 underlying shares or approximately 48.2% of ISRG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 784,440 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $435 strike call option expiring April 20, 2018 , with 497 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 49,700 underlying shares of ISRG. Below is a chart showing ISRG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $435 strike highlighted in orange:
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