Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: HSIC, DIS, BAC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Henry Schein Inc (HSIC), where a total volume of 1,389 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 138,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46% of HSIC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 301,790 shares..