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Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE), where a total of 189,394 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 18.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 59.7% of PFE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 31.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30.50 strike call option expiring July 26, 2024, with 11,695 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of PFE. Below is a chart showing PFE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30.50 strike highlighted in orange:

FedEx Corp (Symbol: FDX) options are showing a volume of 9,729 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 972,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.2% of FDX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $297.50 strike put option expiring July 26, 2024, with 1,432 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 143,200 underlying shares of FDX. Below is a chart showing FDX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $297.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Symbol: JBHT) options are showing a volume of 5,013 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 501,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.7% of JBHT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring September 20, 2024, with 2,046 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 204,600 underlying shares of JBHT. Below is a chart showing JBHT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:

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