Notable Thursday Option Activity: HAS, AMZN, GOOG

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Hasbro, Inc. (Symbol: HAS), where a total volume of 12,619 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 74% of HAS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring April 19, 2024, with 6,389 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 638,900 underlying shares of HAS. Below is a chart showing HAS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN) saw options trading volume of 296,323 contracts, representing approximately 29.6 million underlying shares or approximately 73.5% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 40.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 58,834 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:

And Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG) options are showing a volume of 149,197 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 14.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.2% of GOOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 24.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $144 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 11,370 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $144 strike highlighted in orange:

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