Increased Options Trading Volume for Major S&P 500 Companies
Among the components of the S&P 500 index, there was significant options trading activity today, particularly with Comcast Corp (Symbol: CMCSA). A total of 165,524 contracts have been traded, equating to about 16.6 million underlying shares. This figure represents about 63.4% of CMCSA’s average daily trading volume of 26.1 million shares over the past month. Notably, the $32.50 strike put option expiring on March 21, 2025, accounted for 96,186 contracts traded today, translating to approximately 9.6 million underlying shares of CMCSA. The accompanying chart below illustrates CMCSA’s trading history over the past twelve months, highlighting the $32.50 strike in orange:
In another notable instance, Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG) experienced options trading volume of 1,682 contracts, which corresponds to about 168,200 underlying shares. This represents approximately 56.1% of BKNG’s average daily trading volume of 299,975 shares for the last month. High volume was observed for the $5000 strike call option expiring on March 07, 2025, where 76 contracts traded today, equating to around 7,600 underlying shares of BKNG. Below is the twelve-month trading history chart for BKNG, with the $5000 strike highlighted in orange:
Airbnb Inc (Symbol: ABNB) also saw robust options activity, with 29,624 contracts traded today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares. This volume is about 45.9% of ABNB’s average daily trading volume of 6.5 million shares over the last month. The $142 strike call option expiring on March 14, 2025, attracted particularly high volume, with 2,454 contracts traded today, which is about 245,400 underlying shares of ABNB. The following chart shows ABNB’s trading history over the past year, with the $142 strike indicated in orange:
For information on the variety of available expirations for CMCSA, BKNG, and ABNB options, please visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
Today’s Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 »
also see:
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
