Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG), where a total of 15,531 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 247.3% of BKNG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 627,980 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $2200 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 410 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 41,000 underlying shares of BKNG. Below is a chart showing BKNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2200 strike highlighted in orange:
Comcast Corp (Symbol: CMCSA) saw options trading volume of 237,044 contracts, representing approximately 23.7 million underlying shares or approximately 84.9% of CMCSA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 27.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring June 15, 2018 , with 55,653 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.6 million underlying shares of CMCSA. Below is a chart showing CMCSA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
And LKQ Corp (Symbol: LKQ) saw options trading volume of 14,327 contracts, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares or approximately 63.9% of LKQ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 7,288 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 728,800 underlying shares of LKQ. Below is a chart showing LKQ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
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