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26 July
Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: PYPL, EXPD, EBAY

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL), where a total of 47,261 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 43.6% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 10.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $58 strike call option expiring July 26, 2024, with 2,533 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 253,300 underlying shares of PYPL. Below is a chart showing PYPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $58 strike highlighted in orange:

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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Symbol: EXPD) options are showing a volume of 6,017 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 601,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.2% of EXPD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $120 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 2,009 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 200,900 underlying shares of EXPD. Below is a chart showing EXPD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:

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And eBay Inc. (Symbol: EBAY) options are showing a volume of 16,899 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.5% of EBAY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 2,743 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 274,300 underlying shares of EBAY. Below is a chart showing EBAY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

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For the various different available expirations for PYPL options, EXPD options, or EBAY options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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