Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Monsanto Co (Symbol: MON), where a total volume of 20,774 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 82.2% of MON’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 95 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 6,027 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 602,700 underlying shares of MON. Below is a chart showing MON’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 95 strike highlighted in orange:
Groupon Inc. (Symbol: GRPN) options are showing a volume of 36,496 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.8% of GRPN’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 6 strike call option expiring November 04, 2016 , with 10,294 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of GRPN. Below is a chart showing GRPN’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 6 strike highlighted in orange: 
And TrueCar Inc (Symbol: TRUE) options are showing a volume of 3,571 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 357,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.8% of TRUE’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 526,315 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 10 strike call option expiring January 20, 2017 , with 1,500 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 150,000 underlying shares of TRUE. Below is a chart showing TRUE’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 10 strike highlighted in orange: 
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