Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in CF Industries Holdings Inc (Symbol: CF), where a total of 16,899 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 71.7% of CF's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 5,195 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 519,500 underlying shares of CF. Below is a chart showing CF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
AT&T Inc (Symbol: T) options are showing a volume of 242,165 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 24.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.5% of T's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 35.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $27 strike put option expiring November 19, 2021, with 69,858 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.0 million underlying shares of T. Below is a chart showing T's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $27 strike highlighted in orange:
And Mosaic Co (Symbol: MOS) options are showing a volume of 20,736 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.2% of MOS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $36 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 2,745 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 274,500 underlying shares of MOS. Below is a chart showing MOS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $36 strike highlighted in orange:
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