Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: ALB, PRGO, AMC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Albemarle Corp. (ALB), where a total volume of 17,112 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares)..