Options trading activity in the S&P 500 index today showed significant volume for Albemarle Corp, with 28,432 contracts traded, representing 2.8 million shares. Valero Energy Corp also saw high volume, with 15,716 contracts traded, representing 1.6 million shares. Synopsys Inc had 12,366 contracts traded, representing 1.2 million shares. Notably, the $120 strike call option for ALB, $165 strike put option for VLO, and $450 strike call option for SNPS had particularly high volume. For more information on options for these companies, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.

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