Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM), where a total of 16,267 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 49.1% of IBM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $125 strike put option expiring December 16, 2022, with 727 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 72,700 underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart showing IBM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
Cigna Corp (Symbol: CI) saw options trading volume of 8,378 contracts, representing approximately 837,800 underlying shares or approximately 48.1% of CI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $290 strike put option expiring October 21, 2022, with 1,319 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 131,900 underlying shares of CI. Below is a chart showing CI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:
And SolarEdge Technologies Inc (Symbol: SEDG) options are showing a volume of 4,097 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 409,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.9% of SEDG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 873,960 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $300 strike put option expiring October 21, 2022, with 633 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 63,300 underlying shares of SEDG. Below is a chart showing SEDG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:
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