Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Verisign Inc (Symbol: VRSN), where a total of 3,495 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 349,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 52.5% of VRSN’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 665,300 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 1,633 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 163,300 underlying shares of VRSN. Below is a chart showing VRSN’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:
Morgan Stanley (Symbol: MS) options are showing a volume of 20,481 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.7% of MS’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.0 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $210 strike call option expiring September 18, 2026, with 3,394 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 339,400 underlying shares of MS. Below is a chart showing MS’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $210 strike highlighted in orange:
And AutoZone, Inc. (Symbol: AZO) options are showing a volume of 1,545 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 154,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.4% of AZO’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 306,445 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $3100 strike put option expiring December 18, 2026, with 150 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 15,000 underlying shares of AZO. Below is a chart showing AZO’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3100 strike highlighted in orange:
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