Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in American International Group Inc (Symbol: AIG), where a total of 15,544 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 47.6% of AIG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring September 20, 2019, with 1,808 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 180,800 underlying shares of AIG. Below is a chart showing AIG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
Staar Surgical Co. (Symbol: STAA) saw options trading volume of 2,362 contracts, representing approximately 236,200 underlying shares or approximately 47.4% of STAA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 498,565 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $33 strike call option expiring August 16, 2019, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of STAA. Below is a chart showing STAA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $33 strike highlighted in orange:
And Cloudera Inc (Symbol: CLDR) saw options trading volume of 46,378 contracts, representing approximately 4.6 million underlying shares or approximately 46.6% of CLDR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $7 strike call option expiring August 16, 2019, with 12,550 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of CLDR. Below is a chart showing CLDR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7 strike highlighted in orange:
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