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Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: UNH, J, HLT Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, December 2, 1:30 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH), where a total volume of 16,530 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 54.5% of UNH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $210 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 4,715 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 471,500 underlying shares of UNH. Below is a chart showing UNH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $210 strike highlighted in orange:
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (J) saw options trading volume of 3,183 contracts, representing approximately 318,300 underlying shares or approximately 51.1% of J's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 622,335 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 2,005 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 200,500 underlying shares of J. Below is a chart showing J's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
And Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (HLT) options are showing a volume of 10,716 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.1% of HLT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 3,297 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 329,700 underlying shares of HLT. Below is a chart showing HLT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
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