Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Mondelez International Inc (NASD: MDLZ), where a total volume of 66,216 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 68.6% of MDLZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $33 strike put option expiring January 20, 2017, with 60,246 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 6.0 million underlying shares of MDLZ. Below is a chart showing MDLZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $33 strike highlighted in orange:
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASD: FFIV) saw options trading volume of 4,532 contracts, representing approximately 453,200 underlying shares or approximately 62.9% of FFIV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 719,995 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $108 strike put option expiring March 24, 2016, with 530 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 53,000 underlying shares of FFIV. Below is a chart showing FFIV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $108 strike highlighted in orange:
And PVH Corp (NYSE: PVH) saw options trading volume of 5,463 contracts, representing approximately 546,300 underlying shares or approximately 53.4% of PVH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.0 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $95 strike call option expiring April 15, 2016, with 1,727 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 172,700 underlying shares of PVH. Below is a chart showing PVH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $95 strike highlighted in orange:
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