Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Hasbro, Inc. (HAS), where a total volume of 2,434 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 243,400 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 44.3% of HAS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 549,225 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $85 strike put option expiring October 15, 2021, with 367 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 36,700 underlying shares of HAS. Below is a chart showing HAS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:

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Big Lots, Inc. (BIG) saw options trading volume of 3,837 contracts, representing approximately 383,700 underlying shares or approximately 44.1% of BIG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 870,025 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $42.50 strike put option expiring October 15, 2021, with 1,114 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 111,400 underlying shares of BIG. Below is a chart showing BIG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $42.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Eli Lilly (LLY) saw options trading volume of 12,413 contracts, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares or approximately 43.2% of LLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring November 19, 2021, with 2,086 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 208,600 underlying shares of LLY. Below is a chart showing LLY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange: