Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Twitter Inc (Symbol: TWTR ), where a total volume of 74,815 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 7.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 49.1% of TWTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $17 strike call option expiring January 27, 2017 , with 19,504 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of TWTR. Below is a chart showing TWTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17 strike highlighted in orange:
Universal Display Corp (Symbol: OLED) saw options trading volume of 1,748 contracts, representing approximately 174,800 underlying shares or approximately 48.6% of OLED's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 359,490 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring February 17, 2017 , with 209 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 20,900 underlying shares of OLED. Below is a chart showing OLED's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:
And Finisar Corp (Symbol: FNSR) options are showing a volume of 10,890 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.8% of FNSR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring February 17, 2017 , with 3,756 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 375,600 underlying shares of FNSR. Below is a chart showing FNSR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
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