Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in T-Mobile US Inc (Symbol: TMUS), where a total volume of 30,673 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 87.3% of TMUS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $61.50 strike put option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 23,355 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares of TMUS. Below is a chart showing TMUS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $61.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Oxford Industries, Inc. (Symbol: OXM) saw options trading volume of 2,002 contracts, representing approximately 200,200 underlying shares or approximately 71.5% of OXM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 280,165 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of OXM. Below is a chart showing OXM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
And Sears Holdings Corp (Symbol: SHLD) saw options trading volume of 13,755 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 70.5% of SHLD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $4 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 2,505 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,500 underlying shares of SHLD. Below is a chart showing SHLD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4 strike highlighted in orange:
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