Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Ashford Hospitality Prime Inc (NYSE: AHP), where a total of 3,020 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 302,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 142.3% of AHP's average daily trading volume over the past month of 212,170 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring May 20, 2016, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of AHP. Below is a chart showing AHP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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