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Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: WMB, WBA, MRK

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Williams Cos Inc (Symbol: WMB), where a total of 28,512 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 42% of WMB's average daily trading volume over the past month of 6.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring April 17, 2025, with 12,394 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of WMB. Below is a chart showing WMB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) saw options trading volume of 104,166 contracts, representing approximately 10.4 million underlying shares or approximately 41.4% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 25.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $11.50 strike call option expiring January 31, 2025, with 9,173 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 917,300 underlying shares of WBA. Below is a chart showing WBA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $11.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Merck & Co Inc (Symbol: MRK) options are showing a volume of 39,636 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.6% of MRK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike call option expiring March 21, 2025, with 8,999 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 899,900 underlying shares of MRK. Below is a chart showing MRK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:

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For the various different available expirations for WMB options, WBA options, or MRK options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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Also see:
• GNOM Average Annual Return
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• NTRL Options Chain

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