Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Whirlpool Corp (Symbol: WHR), where a total of 3,128 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 312,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 45.6% of WHR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 685,575 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike put option expiring September 15, 2017 , with 550 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 55,000 underlying shares of WHR. Below is a chart showing WHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:
State Street Corp. (Symbol: STT) saw options trading volume of 9,057 contracts, representing approximately 905,700 underlying shares or approximately 45.1% of STT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring February 17, 2017 , with 2,016 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 201,600 underlying shares of STT. Below is a chart showing STT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:
And Triton International Ltd (Symbol: TRTN) options are showing a volume of 1,536 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 153,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.7% of TRTN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 343,825 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike put option expiring July 21, 2017 , with 614 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 61,400 underlying shares of TRTN. Below is a chart showing TRTN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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