Notable Thursday Option Activity: AMZN, GOOGL, AVGO
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total of 546,566 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 54.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 151.8% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 36.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 48,675 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:
Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) options are showing a volume of 400,736 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 40.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 150.3% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $355 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 27,508 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $355 strike highlighted in orange:
And Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) saw options trading volume of 345,356 contracts, representing approximately 34.5 million underlying shares or approximately 143.4% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 24.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $375 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 14,139 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $375 strike highlighted in orange:
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