Significant Options Trading Activity in Russell 3000 Index Components

Today’s options trading activity shows notable movements within the Russell 3000 index. Among the highlighted companies is Grindr Inc (Symbol: GRND), where traders have exchanged a total of 9,925 contracts, equivalent to about 992,500 underlying shares. This volume represents 53.8% of GRND’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which stands at 1.8 million shares. The $25 strike call option expiring on January 16, 2026, has witnessed high activity, with 4,287 contracts traded today, or approximately 428,700 underlying shares.

Brunswick Corp. (Symbol: BC) has also experienced substantial options trading, with 7,854 contracts changing hands. This figure corresponds to around 785,400 underlying shares, representing 51.1% of BC’s average daily trading volume of 1.5 million shares over the past month. A significant number of trades took place for the $50 strike put option expiring on May 16, 2025, with 4,000 contracts traded, equating to approximately 400,000 underlying shares.

In the case of Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO), trading activity is notably robust, with 177,822 contracts traded today. This volume represents about 17.8 million underlying shares, accounting for 51.1% of AVGO’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 34.8 million shares. Particularly high trading volume was observed for the $205 strike call option expiring on May 02, 2025, which saw 11,828 contracts traded, representing around 1.2 million underlying shares.

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