Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Polaris Industries Inc. (Symbol: PII), where a total volume of 2,965 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 296,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51% of PII's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 581,365 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $95 strike put option expiring October 20, 2017 , with 1,029 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 102,900 underlying shares of PII. Below is a chart showing PII's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $95 strike highlighted in orange:
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc (Symbol: ALNY) saw options trading volume of 3,667 contracts, representing approximately 366,700 underlying shares or approximately 50.6% of ALNY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 724,410 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike put option expiring October 20, 2017 , with 1,455 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 145,500 underlying shares of ALNY. Below is a chart showing ALNY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:
And Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (Symbol: GPI) options are showing a volume of 1,322 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 132,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50% of GPI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 264,315 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring October 20, 2017 , with 1,250 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 125,000 underlying shares of GPI. Below is a chart showing GPI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
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