Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, March 4, 2:12 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD), where a total volume of 62,848 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 81.8% of GILD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $67.50 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 14,335 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of GILD. Below is a chart showing GILD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $67.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Analog Devices Inc (ADI) saw options trading volume of 18,262 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 61.9% of ADI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 9,311 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 931,100 underlying shares of ADI. Below is a chart showing ADI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
And International Business Machines Corp (IBM) saw options trading volume of 29,716 contracts, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares or approximately 53.2% of IBM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring March 05, 2021, with 3,894 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 389,400 underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart showing IBM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
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