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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Blackrock Inc (Symbol: BLK), where a total volume of 2,359 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 235,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 40.8% of BLK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 577,720 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $860 strike call option expiring July 19, 2024, with 402 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 40,200 underlying shares of BLK. Below is a chart showing BLK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $860 strike highlighted in orange:

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (Symbol: WST) options are showing a volume of 2,194 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 219,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.6% of WST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 540,255 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $320 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 1,055 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 105,500 underlying shares of WST. Below is a chart showing WST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange:

And Halliburton Company (Symbol: HAL) options are showing a volume of 42,759 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.4% of HAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $32.50 strike put option expiring July 26, 2024, with 8,076 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 807,600 underlying shares of HAL. Below is a chart showing HAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $32.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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