Notable Thursday Option Activity: NUE, CEG, VEL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Nucor Corp. (NUE), where a total volume of 19,978 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares)..