Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Monster Beverage Corp (NASD: MNST), where a total of 4,977 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 497,700 underlying shares. That amounts to about 40.9% of MNST’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring August 19, 2016, with 841 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 84,100 underlying shares of MNST.