Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA), where a total of 41,326 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 186.3% of UA's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring May 01, 2015, with 1,778 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 177,800 underlying shares of UA. Below is a chart showing UA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:
Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE: HOG) options are showing a volume of 35,846 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 186% of HOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring May 15, 2015, with 11,065 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of HOG. Below is a chart showing HOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
And Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) options are showing a volume of 118,514 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 11.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 125.7% of KMI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.4 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring January 20, 2017, with 76,233 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.6 million underlying shares of KMI. Below is a chart showing KMI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
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