Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (Symbol: CMG), where a total volume of 9,096 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 909,600 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.4% of CMG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $325 strike call option expiring March 09, 2018 , with 412 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 41,200 underlying shares of CMG. Below is a chart showing CMG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $325 strike highlighted in orange:
Salesforce.com Inc (Symbol: CRM) options are showing a volume of 32,052 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.1% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $90 strike put option expiring June 15, 2018 , with 5,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,000 underlying shares of CRM. Below is a chart showing CRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
And Ambarella, Inc. (Symbol: AMBA) options are showing a volume of 3,948 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 394,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.9% of AMBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 859,635 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring August 17, 2018 , with 331 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 33,100 underlying shares of AMBA. Below is a chart showing AMBA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
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