Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Microvision Inc. (MVIS), where a total of 19,175 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 47.6% of MVIS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $8 strike call option expiring May 20, 2022, with 3,350 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 335,000 underlying shares of MVIS. Below is a chart showing MVIS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $8 strike highlighted in orange:

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Autodesk Inc (ADSK) options are showing a volume of 10,202 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.4% of ADSK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $270 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 717 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 71,700 underlying shares of ADSK. Below is a chart showing ADSK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $270 strike highlighted in orange:

And Equinix Inc (EQIX) saw options trading volume of 2,472 contracts, representing approximately 247,200 underlying shares or approximately 47.4% of EQIX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 521,835 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $680 strike put option expiring March 18, 2022, with 1,040 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 104,000 underlying shares of EQIX. Below is a chart showing EQIX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $680 strike highlighted in orange: