Notable Wednesday Option Activity: ANSS, VST, PEP

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Ansys Inc. (Symbol: ANSS), where a total of 2,905 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 290,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 49.7% of ANSS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 584,055 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $360 strike put option expiring October 17, 2025, with 1,427 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 142,700 underlying shares of ANSS. Below is a chart showing ANSS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $360 strike highlighted in orange:

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Vistra Corp (Symbol: VST) options are showing a volume of 23,524 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.9% of VST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring July 18, 2025, with 2,046 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 204,600 underlying shares of VST. Below is a chart showing VST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

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And PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) saw options trading volume of 50,097 contracts, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares or approximately 43.8% of PEP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $120 strike put option expiring July 18, 2025, with 17,302 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of PEP. Below is a chart showing PEP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:

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For the various different available expirations for ANSS options, VST options, or PEP options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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