Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Steel Dynamics Inc. (Symbol: STLD), where a total of 12,786 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 77.7% of STLD’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 2,720 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 272,000 underlying shares of STLD. Below is a chart showing STLD’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) saw options trading volume of 236,624 contracts, representing approximately 23.7 million underlying shares or approximately 71.7% of AMZN’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 33.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $220 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 20,144 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:
And Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) options are showing a volume of 141,709 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 14.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70% of MSFT’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 20.2 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $410 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 7,086 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 708,600 underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $410 strike highlighted in orange:
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