Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dominos Pizza Inc. (Symbol: DPZ), where a total volume of 5,557 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 555,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42.8% of DPZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 2,164 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 216,400 underlying shares of DPZ. Below is a chart showing DPZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:
American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP) saw options trading volume of 16,373 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 42.3% of AXP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $94 strike put option expiring March 23, 2018 , with 2,067 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 206,700 underlying shares of AXP. Below is a chart showing AXP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $94 strike highlighted in orange:
And Citigroup Inc (Symbol: C) saw options trading volume of 65,152 contracts, representing approximately 6.5 million underlying shares or approximately 41.9% of C's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $72.50 strike put option expiring April 20, 2018 , with 8,631 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 863,100 underlying shares of C. Below is a chart showing C's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $72.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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