Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Fluor Corp. (Symbol: FLR), where a total of 9,557 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 955,700 underlying shares. That amounts to about 62.7% of FLR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $62.50 strike call option expiring April 20, 2018 , with 4,602 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 460,200 underlying shares of FLR. Below is a chart showing FLR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $62.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Deere & Co. (Symbol: DE) saw options trading volume of 17,544 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 58.2% of DE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $152.50 strike put option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 2,446 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 244,600 underlying shares of DE. Below is a chart showing DE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $152.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And JPMorgan Chase & Co (Symbol: JPM) options are showing a volume of 82,439 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.7% of JPM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 16.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $115 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 5,819 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 581,900 underlying shares of JPM. Below is a chart showing JPM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:
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