Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Intel Corp (Symbol: INTC), where a total of 126,781 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 12.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 50% of INTC's average daily trading volume over the past month of 25.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 17,390 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of INTC. Below is a chart showing INTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
Lockheed Martin Corp (Symbol: LMT) options are showing a volume of 4,644 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 464,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.4% of LMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $320 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 314 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 31,400 underlying shares of LMT. Below is a chart showing LMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange:
And Gilead Sciences Inc (Symbol: GILD) saw options trading volume of 33,904 contracts, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares or approximately 45.6% of GILD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $77.50 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 1,786 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 178,600 underlying shares of GILD. Below is a chart showing GILD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $77.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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