Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Deere & Co. (Symbol: DE), where a total volume of 14,748 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 68% of DE’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 115 strike call option expiring February 17, 2017 , with 5,094 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 509,400 underlying shares of DE. Below is a chart showing DE’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 115 strike highlighted in orange:
Corning Inc (Symbol: GLW) options are showing a volume of 28,614 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.6% of GLW’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 26.50 strike call option expiring February 17, 2017 , with 16,327 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of GLW. Below is a chart showing GLW’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 26.50 strike highlighted in orange: 
And Starbucks Corp. (Symbol: SBUX) saw options trading volume of 29,572 contracts, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares or approximately 44.3% of SBUX’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 59.50 strike call option expiring January 27, 2017 , with 5,560 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 556,000 underlying shares of SBUX. Below is a chart showing SBUX’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 59.50 strike highlighted in orange: 
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