Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: EA, COF, GOOGL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Electronic Arts, Inc. (Symbol: EA), where a total volume of 62,777 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 310.9% of EA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $115 strike put option expiring January 24, 2025, with 7,780 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 778,000 underlying shares of EA. Below is a chart showing EA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:

Capital One Financial Corp (Symbol: COF) options are showing a volume of 30,436 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 103% of COF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $195 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 9,587 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 958,700 underlying shares of COF. Below is a chart showing COF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:

And Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) saw options trading volume of 159,869 contracts, representing approximately 16.0 million underlying shares or approximately 67.9% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 23.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring January 24, 2025, with 24,753 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

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