Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG), where a total of 14,297 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 102.7% of GOOG’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 830 strike call option expiring March 03, 2017 , with 1,122 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 112,200 underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 830 strike highlighted in orange:
Deere & Co. (Symbol: DE) saw options trading volume of 16,979 contracts, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares or approximately 58.1% of DE’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 115 strike call option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 10,244 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of DE. Below is a chart showing DE’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 115 strike highlighted in orange: 
And CME Group (Symbol: CME) options are showing a volume of 9,163 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 916,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55.1% of CME’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 135 strike call option expiring June 16, 2017 , with 1,012 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,200 underlying shares of CME. Below is a chart showing CME’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 135 strike highlighted in orange: 
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