Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Golar LNG Ltd (Symbol: GLNG), where a total volume of 5,645 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 564,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 40.9% of GLNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike call option expiring July 21, 2017 , with 2,679 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 267,900 underlying shares of GLNG. Below is a chart showing GLNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Bank of America Corp. (Symbol: BAC) options are showing a volume of 308,678 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 30.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.3% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 76.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $23 strike call option expiring June 16, 2017 , with 67,200 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.7 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $23 strike highlighted in orange:
And Cheniere Energy Inc. (Symbol: LNG) options are showing a volume of 8,665 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 866,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.1% of LNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring July 21, 2017 , with 2,681 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 268,100 underlying shares of LNG. Below is a chart showing LNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
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