Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Bank of America Corp. (Symbol: BAC), where a total of 430,605 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 43.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 41.9% of BAC’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 102.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 23 strike call option expiring March 31, 2017 , with 23,978 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 23 strike highlighted in orange:
Deere & Co. (Symbol: DE) options are showing a volume of 8,184 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 818,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.8% of DE’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 105 strike call option expiring June 16, 2017 , with 3,341 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 334,100 underlying shares of DE. Below is a chart showing DE’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 105 strike highlighted in orange: 
And Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (Symbol: ASPS) options are showing a volume of 2,241 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 224,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.6% of ASPS’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 552,330 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 35 strike call option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 1,234 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 123,400 underlying shares of ASPS. Below is a chart showing ASPS’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 35 strike highlighted in orange: 
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