Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, January 27, 1:30 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ServiceNow Inc (NOW), where a total volume of 23,630 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 113.2% of NOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $525 strike put option expiring January 28, 2022, with 1,470 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 147,000 underlying shares of NOW. Below is a chart showing NOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $525 strike highlighted in orange:
Teradyne, Inc. (TER) saw options trading volume of 14,413 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 94.5% of TER's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $80 strike put option expiring April 14, 2022, with 2,026 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 202,600 underlying shares of TER. Below is a chart showing TER's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:
And McDonald's Corp (MCD) options are showing a volume of 23,621 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 82.6% of MCD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $250 strike put option expiring January 28, 2022, with 1,932 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 193,200 underlying shares of MCD. Below is a chart showing MCD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:
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