Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: PFE, XOM, LVS

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE), where a total volume of 197,177 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 19.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51.7% of PFE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 38.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $26 strike call option expiring March 01, 2024, with 29,969 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of PFE. Below is a chart showing PFE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $26 strike highlighted in orange:

Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM) options are showing a volume of 92,395 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 9.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.2% of XOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 18.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $106 strike call option expiring March 01, 2024, with 8,140 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 814,000 underlying shares of XOM. Below is a chart showing XOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $106 strike highlighted in orange:

And Las Vegas Sands Corp (Symbol: LVS) saw options trading volume of 22,803 contracts, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares or approximately 51% of LVS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $52 strike put option expiring March 01, 2024, with 1,916 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 191,600 underlying shares of LVS. Below is a chart showing LVS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $52 strike highlighted in orange:

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