Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ViaSat, Inc. (Symbol: VSAT), where a total volume of 2,401 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 240,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48.7% of VSAT’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 492,610 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 65 strike put option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 913 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 91,300 underlying shares of VSAT. Below is a chart showing VSAT’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 65 strike highlighted in orange:
Mosaic Co (Symbol: MOS) saw options trading volume of 23,754 contracts, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares or approximately 47.5% of MOS’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 31 strike call option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 6,255 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 625,500 underlying shares of MOS. Below is a chart showing MOS’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 31 strike highlighted in orange: 
And XBiotech Inc (Symbol: XBIT) options are showing a volume of 486 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 48,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.5% of XBIT’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 102,420 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 15 strike call option expiring July 21, 2017 , with 160 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 16,000 underlying shares of XBIT. Below is a chart showing XBIT’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 15 strike highlighted in orange: 
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