Notable Wednesday Option Activity: COST, EA, ORCL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total volume of 29,508 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 106.1% of COST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1070 strike call option expiring February 20, 2026, with 2,880 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 288,000 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1070 strike highlighted in orange:

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Symbol: EA) saw options trading volume of 21,313 contracts, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares or approximately 96.7% of EA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring June 18, 2026, with 5,397 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 539,700 underlying shares of EA. Below is a chart showing EA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

And Oracle Corp (Symbol: ORCL) options are showing a volume of 245,061 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 24.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 93.6% of ORCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring February 06, 2026, with 13,692 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of ORCL. Below is a chart showing ORCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:

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