Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 1.7 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 165.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 198.3% of TSLA’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 83.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $440 strike call option expiring December 05, 2025, with 112,570 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 11.3 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart showing TSLA’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $440 strike highlighted in orange:
Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) options are showing a volume of 432,061 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 43.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 172.6% of MSFT’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 25.0 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $485 strike call option expiring December 05, 2025, with 29,317 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $485 strike highlighted in orange:
And Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 587,153 contracts, representing approximately 58.7 million underlying shares or approximately 126.6% of AAPL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 46.4 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $290 strike call option expiring December 05, 2025, with 73,501 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.4 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:
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