Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO), where a total of 1,825 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 182,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 104.1% of LOCO's average daily trading volume over the past month of 175,255 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $13 strike put option expiring January 21, 2022, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of LOCO. Below is a chart showing LOCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13 strike highlighted in orange:

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MBIA Inc. (MBI) saw options trading volume of 3,891 contracts, representing approximately 389,100 underlying shares or approximately 100.9% of MBI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 385,765 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12 strike call option expiring February 18, 2022, with 750 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 75,000 underlying shares of MBI. Below is a chart showing MBI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:

And International Game Technology PLC (IGT) saw options trading volume of 21,548 contracts, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares or approximately 94.6% of IGT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring January 21, 2022, with 7,818 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 781,800 underlying shares of IGT. Below is a chart showing IGT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: