Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Moody's Corp. (Symbol: MCO), where a total volume of 4,177 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 417,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42.2% of MCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 990,955 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike put option expiring February 15, 2019 , with 2,072 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 207,200 underlying shares of MCO. Below is a chart showing MCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:
American Tower Corp (Symbol: AMT) saw options trading volume of 7,396 contracts, representing approximately 739,600 underlying shares or approximately 41.6% of AMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike put option expiring February 15, 2019 , with 3,018 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 301,800 underlying shares of AMT. Below is a chart showing AMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:
And Cirrus Logic Inc (Symbol: CRUS) saw options trading volume of 3,731 contracts, representing approximately 373,100 underlying shares or approximately 41.4% of CRUS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 900,955 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $35 strike put option expiring February 01, 2019 , with 829 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 82,900 underlying shares of CRUS. Below is a chart showing CRUS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
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