Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in First Solar Inc (NASD: FSLR), where a total of 15,629 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 63.7% of FSLR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $54 strike call option expiring August 05, 2016, with 2,094 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 209,400 underlying shares of FSLR. Below is a chart showing FSLR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $54 strike highlighted in orange:
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