Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT), where a total of 138,210 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 13.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 59.3% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 23.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 10,283 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:
Chevron Corporation (Symbol: CVX) options are showing a volume of 25,683 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.6% of CVX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring December 15, 2017 , with 6,599 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 659,900 underlying shares of CVX. Below is a chart showing CVX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:
And Under Armour Inc (Symbol: UA) saw options trading volume of 22,249 contracts, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares or approximately 52.9% of UA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring April 20, 2018 , with 2,746 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 274,600 underlying shares of UA. Below is a chart showing UA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:
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