Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), where a total of 130,645 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 13.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 88.2% of JPM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 14.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring March 19, 2021, with 20,180 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of JPM. Below is a chart showing JPM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:

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Bank of America Corp (BAC) saw options trading volume of 455,299 contracts, representing approximately 45.5 million underlying shares or approximately 77% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 59.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring March 19, 2021, with 36,085 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.6 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

And Walmart Inc (WMT) saw options trading volume of 92,185 contracts, representing approximately 9.2 million underlying shares or approximately 73.2% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $130 strike put option expiring April 16, 2021, with 18,523 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange: