Notable Thursday Option Activity: LEN, IBM, HRL
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Lennar Corp (Symbol: LEN), where a total of 13,485 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 61.1% of LEN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $87 strike call option expiring September 04, 2026, with 3,071 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 307,100 underlying shares of LEN. Below is a chart showing LEN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $87 strike highlighted in orange:
International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM) saw options trading volume of 34,941 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 61% of IBM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $240 strike call option expiring August 28, 2026, with 3,003 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,300 underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart showing IBM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $240 strike highlighted in orange:
And Hormel Foods Corp. (Symbol: HRL) options are showing a volume of 21,554 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56% of HRL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $21 strike put option expiring August 28, 2026, with 4,104 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 410,400 underlying shares of HRL. Below is a chart showing HRL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $21 strike highlighted in orange:
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