Higher Options Trading Volume Observed for Major S&P 500 Stocks

In examining the options trading activity of the S&P 500 index, notable movements are reported today, particularly with Meta Platforms Inc (Symbol: META). Thus far, the total options volume for META has reached 302,737 contracts, equivalent to approximately 30.3 million underlying shares. This volume represents 152.8% of META’s average daily trading volume of 19.8 million shares over the past month. A significant portion of this activity is centered around the $570 strike call option, set to expire on April 11, 2025. Today alone, 13,247 contracts have been traded, which corresponds to about 1.3 million underlying shares of META. The accompanying chart displays META’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $570 strike highlighted in orange:

Switching focus to Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS), the options market has seen a volume of 89,856 contracts today. This figure translates to approximately 9.0 million underlying shares, marking a significant 143.8% of LVS’s average daily trading volume over the last month of 6.2 million shares. Noteworthy activity has arisen from the $45 strike call option, expiring on June 20, 2025, where 48,207 contracts have traded today, equating to approximately 4.8 million underlying shares of LVS. Below is the trading history for LVS over the past twelve months, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

Lastly, Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX) reports an options trading volume of 75,320 contracts, representing around 7.5 million underlying shares. This figure corresponds to approximately 143.2% of NFLX’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 5.3 million shares. Within this context, the $950 strike call option expiring on April 11, 2025, has experienced significant trading activity, with 2,241 contracts exchanged today, translating to approximately 224,100 underlying shares of NFLX. A chart illustrating NFLX’s twelve-month trading history is shown below, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange:

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