Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: HIG, AMGN, HRG

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG), where a total volume of 10,298 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares)..