Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: ULTA, CBOE, IBM

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ulta Beauty Inc (Symbol: ULTA), where a total volume of 6,938 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 693,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 74.8% of ULTA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 927,085 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $455 strike call option expiring January 10, 2025, with 646 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 64,600 underlying shares of ULTA. Below is a chart showing ULTA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $455 strike highlighted in orange:

Cboe Global Markets Inc (Symbol: CBOE) options are showing a volume of 4,755 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 475,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 62.2% of CBOE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 763,960 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,648 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 164,800 underlying shares of CBOE. Below is a chart showing CBOE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:

And International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM) options are showing a volume of 17,955 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.2% of IBM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $230 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,755 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 175,500 underlying shares of IBM. Below is a chart showing IBM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $230 strike highlighted in orange:

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