Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in FutureFuel Corp (Symbol: FF), where a total volume of 521 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 52,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51.4% of FF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 101,385 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring October 19, 2018 , with 265 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 26,500 underlying shares of FF. Below is a chart showing FF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Amicus Therapeutics Inc (Symbol: FOLD) options are showing a volume of 10,323 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.6% of FOLD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $13 strike call option expiring October 19, 2018 , with 4,641 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 464,100 underlying shares of FOLD. Below is a chart showing FOLD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13 strike highlighted in orange:

And ABIOMED, Inc. (Symbol: ABMD) saw options trading volume of 2,320 contracts, representing approximately 232,000 underlying shares or approximately 50.2% of ABMD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 461,785 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $290 strike put option expiring November 16, 2018 , with 250 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 25,000 underlying shares of ABMD. Below is a chart showing ABMD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:

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