Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Caterpillar Inc. (Symbol: CAT), where a total volume of 31,037 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 89.8% of CAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 5,091 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 509,100 underlying shares of CAT. Below is a chart showing CAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) saw options trading volume of 24,912 contracts, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares or approximately 86.8% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 2,963 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 296,300 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:
And Symantec Corp (Symbol: SYMC) saw options trading volume of 48,857 contracts, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares or approximately 85.5% of SYMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 41,147 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.1 million underlying shares of SYMC. Below is a chart showing SYMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
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