Notable Tuesday Option Activity: VRSN, MS, AZO

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Verisign Inc (Symbol: VRSN), where a total of 3,495 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 349,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 52.5% of VRSN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 665,300 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026 , with 1,633 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 163,300 underlying shares of VRSN. Below is a chart showing VRSN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange: Morgan Stanley (Symbol: MS) options are showing a volume of 20,481 contracts thus far today.