Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in SanDisk Corp. (NASD: SNDK), where a total of 21,145 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 69.3% of SNDK's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring July 17, 2015, with 3,715 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 371,500 underlying shares of SNDK. Below is a chart showing SNDK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) options are showing a volume of 23,055 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.5% of CAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring August 21, 2015, with 2,501 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,100 underlying shares of CAT. Below is a chart showing CAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:
And Monster Beverage Corp (NASD: MNST) saw options trading volume of 8,170 contracts, representing approximately 817,000 underlying shares or approximately 66.5% of MNST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $138 strike call option expiring June 26, 2015, with 2,712 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 271,200 underlying shares of MNST. Below is a chart showing MNST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $138 strike highlighted in orange:
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