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Notable Tuesday Option Activity: PHM, FB, MS Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, April 12, 2:20 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in PulteGroup Inc (PHM), where a total of 107,659 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 10.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 385% of PHM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike put option expiring July 15, 2022, with 75,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares of PHM. Below is a chart showing PHM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
Meta Platforms Inc (FB) options are showing a volume of 203,007 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 20.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 69.4% of FB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 29.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $230 strike call option expiring April 14, 2022, with 17,558 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of FB. Below is a chart showing FB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $230 strike highlighted in orange:
And Morgan Stanley (MS) options are showing a volume of 42,321 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.1% of MS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring April 14, 2022, with 3,267 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 326,700 underlying shares of MS. Below is a chart showing MS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:
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