Notable Tuesday Option Activity: NYLD, SO, CCRN

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in NRG Yield Inc (NYLD), where a total volume of 2,540 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 254,000 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 44.4% of NYLD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 572,230 shares..