Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, November 16, 1:33 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in AFLAC Inc (AFL), where a total volume of 18,301 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 64.4% of AFL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 5,530 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 553,000 underlying shares of AFL. Below is a chart showing AFL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
Intel Corp (INTC) options are showing a volume of 213,923 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 21.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.8% of INTC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 35.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike call option expiring December 03, 2021, with 47,709 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.8 million underlying shares of INTC. Below is a chart showing INTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Comcast Corp (CMCSA) saw options trading volume of 91,087 contracts, representing approximately 9.1 million underlying shares or approximately 57.7% of CMCSA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $52.50 strike put option expiring December 17, 2021, with 20,025 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of CMCSA. Below is a chart showing CMCSA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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