Options Trading Surges for Major S&P 500 Companies

Investors are showing increased interest in options related to Booking Holdings, Altria Group, and Advanced Micro Devices.

Among the S&P 500 index components, significant options trading activity was noted today for Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG). Today, a total of 7,769 contracts have been traded, equating to approximately 776,900 underlying shares. This figure represents about 476.8% of BKNG’s average daily trading volume of 162,940 shares over the last month. Notably, the $4800 strike call option expiring on November 15, 2024, saw high activity with 452 contracts trading today, corresponding to around 45,200 underlying shares of BKNG. Below is the chart showing BKNG’s trading history for the last twelve months, with the $4800 strike highlighted in orange:

Altria Group Inc (Symbol: MO) experienced options trading volume of 83,146 contracts today, representing approximately 8.3 million underlying shares. This figure amounts to about 130.5% of MO’s average daily trading volume of 6.4 million shares over the past month. The $53 strike call option expiring on November 01, 2024, was particularly active, with 13,133 contracts trading today, equating to roughly 1.3 million underlying shares of MO. The following chart displays MO’s trading history for the past twelve months, with the $53 strike highlighted in orange:

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (Symbol: AMD) is also seeing heightened options activity, with 492,267 contracts traded so far today. This volume corresponds to approximately 49.2 million underlying shares, which is about 123.2% of AMD’s average daily trading volume of 40 million shares in the last month. The $145 strike call option expiring on November 01, 2024, stood out today with 25,349 contracts trading, representing around 2.5 million underlying shares of AMD. Below is the chart showing AMD’s trading history for the past twelve months, with the $145 strike marked in orange:

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