Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM), where a total of 185,359 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 18.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 229.3% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 8.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 5,808 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 580,800 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
Wynn Resorts Ltd (Symbol: WYNN) saw options trading volume of 12,501 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 65.4% of WYNN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $95 strike call option expiring January 27, 2017 , with 1,558 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 155,800 underlying shares of WYNN. Below is a chart showing WYNN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $95 strike highlighted in orange:
And Intel Corp (Symbol: INTC) options are showing a volume of 63,735 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.1% of INTC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $38 strike call option expiring March 17, 2017 , with 5,679 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 567,900 underlying shares of INTC. Below is a chart showing INTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $38 strike highlighted in orange:
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