Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO), where a total of 85,871 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 8.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 60% of CSCO's average daily trading volume over the past month of 14.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $59.50 strike call option expiring November 12, 2021, with 15,723 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of CSCO. Below is a chart showing CSCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $59.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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Nike (NKE) saw options trading volume of 32,503 contracts, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares or approximately 58.6% of NKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring November 19, 2021, with 4,315 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 431,500 underlying shares of NKE. Below is a chart showing NKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange:

And Procter & Gamble Company (PG) saw options trading volume of 38,765 contracts, representing approximately 3.9 million underlying shares or approximately 57.4% of PG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring November 26, 2021, with 21,685 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares of PG. Below is a chart showing PG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange: