High Options Trading Volume Observed for Major S&P 500 Companies

Today, significant options trading activity occurred among the S&P 500 index constituents, particularly with Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL). A total of 616,762 contracts have traded, indicating approximately 61.7 million underlying shares. This figure represents about 137.4% of AAPL’s average daily trading volume of 44.9 million shares over the past month. Notably, the $240 strike call option expiring March 07, 2025, saw particularly high volume, with 56,420 contracts trading today, equating to roughly 5.6 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart illustrating AAPL’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $240 strike highlighted in orange:

Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) also experienced notable options activity, with 578,038 contracts traded thus far today. This volume corresponds to approximately 57.8 million underlying shares, accounting for 132.9% of AMZN’s monthly average daily trading volume of 43.5 million shares. The $195 strike put option expiring March 07, 2025, has generated significant interest, as evidenced by the trading of 23,157 contracts, which represents about 2.3 million underlying shares of AMZN. The chart below shows AMZN’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:

Finally, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) recorded options trading volume of 222,494 contracts, indicating approximately 22.2 million underlying shares. This volume equals about 94.9% of MSFT’s average daily trading volume of 23.4 million shares in the past month. Particularly, the $395 strike call option expiring March 07, 2025, had high trading activity, with 13,309 contracts exchanged, representing around 1.3 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $395 strike highlighted in orange:

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