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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Builders FirstSource Inc. (Symbol: BLDR), where a total volume of 11,628 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 86.7% of BLDR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $195 strike call option expiring November 15, 2024, with 808 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 80,800 underlying shares of BLDR. Below is a chart showing BLDR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) options are showing a volume of 18,313 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 68.5% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $450 strike call option expiring May 10, 2024, with 1,125 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 112,500 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $450 strike highlighted in orange:

And Moderna Inc (Symbol: MRNA) options are showing a volume of 20,864 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57% of MRNA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $120 strike put option expiring May 17, 2024, with 2,722 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 272,200 underlying shares of MRNA. Below is a chart showing MRNA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:

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