Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Charter Communications Inc (NASD: CHTR), where a total of 13,671 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 51.2% of CHTR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring April 15, 2016, with 5,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,000 underlying shares of CHTR. Below is a chart showing CHTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
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