Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Public Storage (Symbol: PSA), where a total of 4,829 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 482,900 underlying shares. That amounts to about 44.2% of PSA's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 2,600 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 260,000 underlying shares of PSA. Below is a chart showing PSA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:
Eastman Chemical Co (Symbol: EMN) saw options trading volume of 5,510 contracts, representing approximately 551,000 underlying shares or approximately 42.5% of EMN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $105 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 1,852 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 185,200 underlying shares of EMN. Below is a chart showing EMN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:
And Johnson & Johnson (Symbol: JNJ) saw options trading volume of 27,924 contracts, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares or approximately 41.4% of JNJ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $135 strike call option expiring March 16, 2018 , with 4,663 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 466,300 underlying shares of JNJ. Below is a chart showing JNJ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $135 strike highlighted in orange:
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