High Options Trading Volume Highlights Major S&P 500 Players

Looking at recent options trading activity within the S&P 500 index, there is significant movement in major companies today, particularly Apple Inc. (Symbol: AAPL). As of now, a total of 880,765 contracts have been traded for AAPL, translating to approximately 88.1 million underlying shares. This volume represents 139.2% of AAPL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 63.3 million shares. Noteworthy activity is seen in the $175 strike put option expiring April 11, 2025, where 31,058 contracts have changed hands, representing about 3.1 million underlying shares of AAPL. The following chart illustrates AAPL’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:

Similarly, Amazon.com Inc. (Symbol: AMZN) is experiencing strong options trading, with 581,728 contracts traded today. This figure equates to approximately 58.2 million underlying shares, reaching 108.2% of AMZN’s average daily trading volume of 53.8 million shares over the past month. High activity is noted for the $225 strike call option expiring May 09, 2025, which has seen 40,667 contracts traded so far today, representing roughly 4.1 million underlying shares of AMZN. The following chart shows AMZN’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $225 strike marked in orange:

In addition, Tesla Inc. (Symbol: TSLA) has reported an impressive trading volume of 1.5 million contracts, which corresponds to about 146.1 million underlying shares. This amount is approximately 102.4% of TSLA’s average daily trading volume of 142.7 million shares over the past month. The $250 strike call option expiring April 11, 2025, has particularly high volume, with 57,361 contracts traded today, equivalent to around 5.7 million underlying shares of TSLA. Below is a chart depicting TSLA’s trading history for the past twelve months, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

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