Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: WMT, JPM, GPN

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Walmart Inc (Symbol: WMT), where a total of 24,985 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 43.4% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring February 09, 2024, with 5,419 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 541,900 underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:

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JPMorgan Chase & Co (Symbol: JPM) saw options trading volume of 44,420 contracts, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares or approximately 43.4% of JPM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring February 09, 2024, with 5,410 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 541,000 underlying shares of JPM. Below is a chart showing JPM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Global Payments Inc (Symbol: GPN) saw options trading volume of 7,612 contracts, representing approximately 761,200 underlying shares or approximately 41.6% of GPN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $115 strike put option expiring February 16, 2024, with 4,230 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 423,000 underlying shares of GPN. Below is a chart showing GPN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:

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