Notable Friday Option Activity: WBA, WMB, BDX

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA), where a total volume of 180,446 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 18.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 65.6% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 27.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring February 07, 2025, with 13,666 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of WBA. Below is a chart showing WBA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

Williams Cos Inc (Symbol: WMB) options are showing a volume of 41,261 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 54.6% of WMB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring March 21, 2025, with 18,532 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of WMB. Below is a chart showing WMB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

And Becton, Dickinson & Co (Symbol: BDX) options are showing a volume of 9,445 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 944,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.9% of BDX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $230 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 6,083 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 608,300 underlying shares of BDX. Below is a chart showing BDX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $230 strike highlighted in orange:

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