Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Alphabet Inc (NASD: GOOG), where a total of 8,053 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 805,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.3% of GOOG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $785 strike call option expiring August 12, 2016, with 1,433 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 143,300 underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $785 strike highlighted in orange:
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