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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in MGM Resorts International (Symbol: MGM), where a total volume of 22,441 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 63.8% of MGM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring July 12, 2024, with 6,675 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 667,500 underlying shares of MGM. Below is a chart showing MGM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

Blackstone Inc (Symbol: BX) options are showing a volume of 12,819 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.3% of BX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $121 strike put option expiring July 12, 2024, with 744 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 74,400 underlying shares of BX. Below is a chart showing BX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $121 strike highlighted in orange:

And Pfizer Inc (Symbol: PFE) options are showing a volume of 148,242 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 14.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.7% of PFE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 29.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $27 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 20,227 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of PFE. Below is a chart showing PFE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $27 strike highlighted in orange:

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