Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Chegg Inc (Symbol: CHGG), where a total volume of 1,639 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 163,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48.8% of CHGG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 335,990 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $5 strike put option expiring October 21, 2016 , with 1,311 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 131,100 underlying shares of CHGG. Below is a chart showing CHGG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:
Regal Beloit Corp (Symbol: RBC) options are showing a volume of 1,535 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 153,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.2% of RBC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 347,375 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike put option expiring August 19, 2016 , with 1,510 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 151,000 underlying shares of RBC. Below is a chart showing RBC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
And Amkor Technology Inc. (Symbol: AMKR) saw options trading volume of 3,394 contracts, representing approximately 339,400 underlying shares or approximately 43.9% of AMKR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 773,165 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $7 strike call option expiring September 16, 2016 , with 1,266 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 126,600 underlying shares of AMKR. Below is a chart showing AMKR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7 strike highlighted in orange:
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