Notable Friday Option Activity: MSFT, MCHP, AVGO

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT), where a total volume of 489,305 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 48.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 123.7% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 39.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $505 strike call option expiring August 07, 2026, with 75,775 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 7.6 million underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $505 strike highlighted in orange:

Microchip Technology Inc (Symbol: MCHP) options are showing a volume of 135,618 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 13.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 122% of MCHP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring September 18, 2026, with 53,035 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.3 million underlying shares of MCHP. Below is a chart showing MCHP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:

And Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) options are showing a volume of 129,026 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 12.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.7% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 19.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $430 strike call option expiring August 07, 2026, with 9,078 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 907,800 underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $430 strike highlighted in orange:

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