Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Fair Isaac Corp (Symbol: FICO), where a total of 1,095 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 109,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 54% of FICO's average daily trading volume over the past month of 202,690 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike call option expiring April 18, 2019 , with 926 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 92,600 underlying shares of FICO. Below is a chart showing FICO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc (Symbol: MDGL) saw options trading volume of 971 contracts, representing approximately 97,100 underlying shares or approximately 50.7% of MDGL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 191,705 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring March 15, 2019 , with 260 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 26,000 underlying shares of MDGL. Below is a chart showing MDGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

And Chart Industries Inc (Symbol: GTLS) options are showing a volume of 1,714 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 171,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.3% of GTLS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 340,595 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $85 strike put option expiring February 15, 2019 , with 526 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 52,600 underlying shares of GTLS. Below is a chart showing GTLS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:

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