Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Omeros Corp (Symbol: OMER), where a total of 4,293 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 429,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.7% of OMER's average daily trading volume over the past month of 830,200 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $15 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 1,418 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 141,800 underlying shares of OMER. Below is a chart showing OMER's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
Marriott International, Inc. (Symbol: MAR) options are showing a volume of 12,797 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.1% of MAR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 12,518 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of MAR. Below is a chart showing MAR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 119,387 contracts, representing approximately 11.9 million underlying shares or approximately 44.4% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $172.50 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 12,869 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $172.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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