Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASD: DLTR), where a total of 27,467 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 94.8% of DLTR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $82.50 strike call option expiring November 18, 2016, with 8,510 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 851,000 underlying shares of DLTR. Below is a chart showing DLTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $82.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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