Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: SHYF, CZR, HD

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Shyft Group Inc (SHYF), where a total volume of 1,710 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 171,000 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 80.3% of SHYF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 212,870 shares..