Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Time Warner Inc (Symbol: TWX), where a total of 28,069 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 53.3% of TWX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $105 strike call option expiring July 20, 2018 , with 7,162 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 716,200 underlying shares of TWX. Below is a chart showing TWX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:
Facebook Inc (Symbol: FB) options are showing a volume of 131,407 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 13.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.1% of FB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 24.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring March 09, 2018 , with 9,058 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 905,800 underlying shares of FB. Below is a chart showing FB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:
And Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Symbol: AMD) options are showing a volume of 256,183 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 25.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.7% of AMD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 56.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring April 20, 2018 , with 75,859 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.6 million underlying shares of AMD. Below is a chart showing AMD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:
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