Credit: Shutterstock photoLooking 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 33,377 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51.9% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring April 20, 2018 , with 14,000 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 $90 strike highlighted in orange:
Broadcom Ltd (Symbol: AVGO) options are showing a volume of 16,409 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.6% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $250 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 2,745 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 274,500 underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:
And Equifax Inc (Symbol: EFX) options are showing a volume of 5,185 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 518,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.3% of EFX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike put option expiring January 18, 2019 , with 1,176 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 117,600 underlying shares of EFX. Below is a chart showing EFX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:
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