On a prominent trading day for options in the S&P 500 index, Oracle Corp (Symbol: ORCL) saw a total of 159,700 contracts traded, corresponding to approximately 16.0 million underlying shares, which represents about 60.8% of its average daily trading volume of 26.3 million shares over the past month. Notably, the $170 strike call option expiring March 13, 2026, accounted for 8,546 contracts, equating to around 854,600 shares.
Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) recorded an options trading volume of 22,843 contracts, or about 2.3 million underlying shares, representing 56.9% of its average daily trading volume of 4.0 million shares. The $340 strike put option expiring March 20, 2026, was particularly active, with 3,086 contracts traded, which corresponds to 308,600 underlying shares.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (Symbol: FCX) experienced options trading of 81,030 contracts, equivalent to 8.1 million underlying shares, or 45.7% of its average daily trading volume of 17.7 million shares. High activity was noted in the $65 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 6,771 contracts traded, representing approximately 677,100 underlying shares.
