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Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (Symbol: LW), where a total of 9,181 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 918,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 58.1% of LW's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 5,700 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 570,000 underlying shares of LW. Below is a chart showing LW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (Symbol: FCX) saw options trading volume of 74,836 contracts, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares or approximately 54.1% of FCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 7,301 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 730,100 underlying shares of FCX. Below is a chart showing FCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

And Caesars Entertainment Inc (Symbol: CZR) options are showing a volume of 28,689 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.4% of CZR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 14,266 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of CZR. Below is a chart showing CZR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:

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