Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in 3D Systems Corp. (Symbol: DDD), where a total volume of 5,851 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 585,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 43.8% of DDD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $21 strike call option expiring January 18, 2019 , with 3,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,000 underlying shares of DDD. Below is a chart showing DDD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $21 strike highlighted in orange:
ProPetro Holding Corp (Symbol: PUMP) options are showing a volume of 5,674 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 567,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.1% of PUMP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring March 15, 2019 , with 2,781 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 278,100 underlying shares of PUMP. Below is a chart showing PUMP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw options trading volume of 157,803 contracts, representing approximately 15.8 million underlying shares or approximately 41.3% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 38.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring January 18, 2019 , with 11,853 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
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