Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Monsanto Co (Symbol: MON), where a total volume of 15,493 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 76.1% of MON’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 105 strike put option expiring January 19, 2018 , with 6,132 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 613,200 underlying shares of MON. Below is a chart showing MON’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 105 strike highlighted in orange:
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Symbol: GS) options are showing a volume of 23,019 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 74.7% of GS’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $ 250 strike call option expiring March 17, 2017 , with 3,063 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 306,300 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 250 strike highlighted in orange: 
And Coach, Inc. (Symbol: COH) options are showing a volume of 14,579 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.2% of COH’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $ 40 strike call option expiring April 21, 2017 , with 3,566 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 356,600 underlying shares of COH. Below is a chart showing COH’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $ 40 strike highlighted in orange: 
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