Among the S&P 500 index components, Bank of America Corp (BAC) led options trading today with 230,268 contracts exchanged, totaling approximately 23 million underlying shares. This represents 70.3% of BAC’s average daily trading volume of 32.8 million shares over the last month. Notably, the $47 strike put option expiring June 18, 2026, saw the highest volume, with 40,181 contracts traded.
Alphabet Inc (GOOG) also experienced significant options trading, with 117,534 contracts or roughly 11.8 million underlying shares changing hands, accounting for 64.2% of its average daily volume of 18.3 million shares. The $400 strike call option expiring May 08, 2026, had particularly high activity, with 12,462 contracts traded.
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) recorded 36,229 contracts traded, representing about 3.6 million underlying shares, or 61.3% of its average daily volume of 5.9 million shares. The $450 strike call option expiring May 08, 2026, was the most active, with 13,088 contracts exchanged so far.
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