Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP), where a total of 32,066 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.2 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 217.6% of TAP's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $77.50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2015, with 16,322 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of TAP. Below is a chart showing TAP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $77.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Netflix Inc. (NASD: NFLX) options are showing a volume of 24,623 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 113.6% of NFLX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $425 strike call option expiring April 02, 2015, with 2,175 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 217,500 underlying shares of NFLX. Below is a chart showing NFLX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $425 strike highlighted in orange:
And Apple Inc (NASD: AAPL) saw options trading volume of 535,285 contracts, representing approximately 53.5 million underlying shares or approximately 102.1% of AAPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 52.4 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $131 strike call option expiring May 01, 2015, with 70,480 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.0 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $131 strike highlighted in orange:
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