Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in MetLife Inc (NYSE: MET), where a total of 41,287 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 53.4% of MET's average daily trading volume over the past month of 7.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $62.50 strike call option expiring February 17, 2017, with 10,370 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of MET. Below is a chart showing MET's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $62.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) options are showing a volume of 22,575 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.3% of HES's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.9 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring January 20, 2017, with 4,277 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 427,700 underlying shares of HES. Below is a chart showing HES's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:
And Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) options are showing a volume of 735,019 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 73.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.3% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 166.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike put option expiring December 09, 2016, with 48,060 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.8 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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