Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Incyte Corporation (Symbol: INCY), where a total volume of 7,011 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 701,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 44.3% of INCY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike put option expiring June 15, 2018 , with 1,021 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 102,100 underlying shares of INCY. Below is a chart showing INCY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:

eBay Inc. (Symbol: EBAY) options are showing a volume of 36,883 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.9% of EBAY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $39 strike call option expiring February 02, 2018 , with 4,915 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 491,500 underlying shares of EBAY. Below is a chart showing EBAY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $39 strike highlighted in orange:

And Synchrony Financial (Symbol: SYF) options are showing a volume of 24,945 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.8% of SYF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $35 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 8,579 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 857,900 underlying shares of SYF. Below is a chart showing SYF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

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