Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Carter's Inc (Symbol: CRI), where a total volume of 3,606 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 360,600 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 57.7% of CRI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 625,170 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike put option expiring May 17, 2019 , with 3,142 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 314,200 underlying shares of CRI. Below is a chart showing CRI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
Walt Disney Co. (Symbol: DIS) options are showing a volume of 118,674 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 11.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.2% of DIS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 20.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring May 17, 2019 , with 7,789 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 778,900 underlying shares of DIS. Below is a chart showing DIS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
And Assured Guaranty Ltd (Symbol: AGO) saw options trading volume of 3,228 contracts, representing approximately 322,800 underlying shares or approximately 54.6% of AGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 591,215 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $42 strike put option expiring May 17, 2019 , with 605 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 60,500 underlying shares of AGO. Below is a chart showing AGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $42 strike highlighted in orange:
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