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Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (Symbol: STX), where a total of 10,498 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 55.3% of STX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $90 strike put option expiring August 02, 2024, with 3,180 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 318,000 underlying shares of STX. Below is a chart showing STX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:

American Express Co. (Symbol: AXP) options are showing a volume of 12,810 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.6% of AXP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring June 20, 2025, with 2,853 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 285,300 underlying shares of AXP. Below is a chart showing AXP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:

And Qualcomm Inc (Symbol: QCOM) saw options trading volume of 46,173 contracts, representing approximately 4.6 million underlying shares or approximately 43% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $215 strike call option expiring July 19, 2024, with 14,376 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $215 strike highlighted in orange:

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