Notable Thursday Option Activity: AVGO, PFSI, FI

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO), where a total volume of 191,846 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 19.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 52% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 36.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring April 25, 2025, with 8,659 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 865,900 underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:

PennyMac Financial Services Inc (Symbol: PFSI) options are showing a volume of 2,908 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 290,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.2% of PFSI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 567,670 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $105 strike call option expiring August 15, 2025, with 800 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 80,000 underlying shares of PFSI. Below is a chart showing PFSI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:

And Fiserv Inc (Symbol: FI) saw options trading volume of 17,733 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 51% of FI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring June 20, 2025, with 955 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 95,500 underlying shares of FI. Below is a chart showing FI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

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