Broadcom Stock Options

AVGO Stock  USD 199.43  1.63  0.82%   
Broadcom's latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.56 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 1.59 over 81 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more puts than calls on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 4.3 K, with calls trading at the volume of 3.2 K. This yields a 1.33 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Broadcom's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Broadcom's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Broadcom's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Broadcom Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Broadcom's market makers reach a net positive position across all Broadcom's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Broadcom's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Broadcom

Analyzing Broadcom's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Broadcom regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Broadcom's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Broadcom's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Broadcom's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Broadcom lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Broadcom's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Broadcom contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Broadcom Stock moves the wrong way.

Broadcom In The Money Call Balance

When Broadcom's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Broadcom stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Broadcom's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Broadcom are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Broadcom Current Options Market Mood

Broadcom's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Broadcom Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Broadcom's options investors are not very successful. Broadcom's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Broadcom contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Broadcom will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.035% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Broadcom trading at USD 199.43, that is roughly USD 0.0698. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Broadcom's daily price movement you should consider buying Broadcom options at the current volatility level of 0.56%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Broadcom options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Broadcom calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Broadcom stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Broadcom Option Chain

When Broadcom's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Broadcom stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Broadcom's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Broadcom. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Broadcom. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Broadcom against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
AVGO250516C000800004280.0118.45 - 121.05153.2In
Call
AVGO250516C00095000195.0103.6 - 106.45114.0In
Call
AVGO250516C0010000070100.098.75 - 101.4124.16In
Call
AVGO250516C00110000220110.088.95 - 91.0123.9In
Call
AVGO250516C001150001115.084.1 - 86.1118.43In
Call
AVGO250516C001200005120.079.3 - 81.3589.15In
Call
AVGO250516C0012500023125.075.0 - 76.893.86In
Call
AVGO250516C00130000129130.069.85 - 71.85100.35In
Call
AVGO250516C001350005135.065.15 - 67.3561.3In
Call
AVGO250516C0014000023140.060.7 - 62.861.61In
Call
AVGO250516C0014500057145.056.15 - 57.8593.68In
Call
AVGO250516C0015000061150.052.35 - 53.362.25In
Call
AVGO250516C0015500022155.048.05 - 48.8547.06In
Call
AVGO250516C00160000239160.043.5 - 45.244.93In
Call
AVGO250516C00165000127165.039.95 - 41.5540.1In
Call
AVGO250516C0017000093170.036.0 - 37.4535.7In
Call
AVGO250516C00175000143175.032.55 - 33.532.82In
Call
AVGO250516C00180000632180.028.8 - 30.127.62In
Call
AVGO250516C00185000260185.025.9 - 27.523.05In
Call
AVGO250516C00190000375190.022.8 - 24.022.19In
Call
AVGO250516C00195000146195.019.6 - 21.320.2In
Call
AVGO250516C00200000765200.017.3 - 18.417.8Out
Call
AVGO250516C00210000742210.013.4 - 14.2513.54Out
Call
AVGO250516C002200001664220.09.35 - 11.110.15Out
Call
AVGO250516C002300002422230.07.0 - 7.57.25Out
Call
AVGO250516C002400003249240.05.1 - 6.05.2Out
Call
AVGO250516C002500002207250.03.6 - 4.03.75Out
Call
AVGO250516C002600002352260.02.15 - 3.22.43Out
Call
AVGO250516C002700002678270.01.59 - 2.391.68Out
Call
AVGO250516C002800001347280.01.06 - 1.621.28Out
Call
AVGO250516C002900001173290.00.75 - 1.181.0Out
Call
AVGO250516C003000001429300.00.63 - 0.90.66Out
Call
AVGO250516C00310000459310.00.44 - 0.720.5Out
Call
AVGO250516C00320000534320.00.01 - 0.390.35Out
Call
AVGO250516C00330000740330.00.22 - 0.290.26Out
Call
AVGO250516C00340000144340.00.16 - 0.210.19Out
Call
AVGO250516C00350000175350.00.01 - 0.180.2Out
Call
AVGO250516C00360000173360.00.0 - 0.350.11Out
Call
AVGO250516C00370000737370.00.08 - 0.120.13Out
 Put
AVGO250516P00080000980.00.0 - 0.140.1Out
 Put
AVGO250516P00085000185.00.0 - 0.170.14Out
 Put
AVGO250516P000900001490.00.0 - 0.20.04Out
 Put
AVGO250516P000950005195.00.17 - 0.250.2Out
 Put
AVGO250516P0010000073100.00.22 - 0.30.31Out
 Put
AVGO250516P0010500052105.00.29 - 0.370.34Out
 Put
AVGO250516P00110000125110.00.37 - 0.450.47Out
 Put
AVGO250516P00115000188115.00.46 - 0.550.51Out
 Put
AVGO250516P0012000081120.00.59 - 0.670.45Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001250008715125.00.74 - 0.830.91Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001300001328130.00.94 - 1.031.21Out
 Put
AVGO250516P0013500073135.00.79 - 1.481.42Out
 Put
AVGO250516P00140000267140.01.49 - 1.81.55Out
 Put
AVGO250516P00145000193145.01.54 - 2.232.28Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001500002454150.02.03 - 2.762.64Out
 Put
AVGO250516P00155000541155.03.0 - 4.23.32Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001600001039160.03.8 - 4.454.35Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001650002923165.04.75 - 5.955.14Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001700002185170.04.9 - 6.26.1Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001750001187175.06.65 - 8.47.6Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001800001777180.08.15 - 9.859.33Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001850001040185.09.8 - 11.710.75Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001900001901190.011.75 - 13.013.1Out
 Put
AVGO250516P001950002121195.014.15 - 15.9515.8Out
 Put
AVGO250516P002000003230200.016.25 - 19.4517.92Out
 Put
AVGO250516P002100003452210.021.85 - 24.123.61In
 Put
AVGO250516P002200002041220.028.75 - 30.7531.4In
 Put
AVGO250516P002300001572230.036.3 - 37.638.2In
 Put
AVGO250516P00240000884240.043.6 - 45.3545.95In
 Put
AVGO250516P00250000473250.052.4 - 54.6553.4In
 Put
AVGO250516P00260000378260.061.1 - 62.8563.15In
 Put
AVGO250516P00270000349270.070.45 - 72.7559.8In
 Put
AVGO250516P0028000027280.080.0 - 82.5578.73In
 Put
AVGO250516P0029000026290.089.95 - 92.2565.65In
 Put
AVGO250516P0030000039300.099.6 - 102.768.9In
 Put
AVGO250516P003100008310.0110.0 - 112.076.75In
 Put
AVGO250516P003200000320.0120.05 - 121.3578.35In
 Put
AVGO250516P003300000330.0129.95 - 131.497.0In
 Put
AVGO250516P003400000340.0140.0 - 142.0104.45In
 Put
AVGO250516P003500000350.0150.0 - 152.2105.45In
 Put
AVGO250516P003600000360.0159.55 - 162.0159.55In
 Put
AVGO250516P003700000370.0169.85 - 171.85169.85In

Broadcom Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

81.72 Billion

At this time, Broadcom's Total Stockholder Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Broadcom Corporate Management

Ji YooDirector RelationsProfile
Kirsten SpearsPrincipal Accounting OfficerProfile
Greg FischerVP DivisionProfile
Mark BrazealChief Legal OfficerProfile
Mark JDChief OfficerProfile
Ed RedmondSenior DivisionProfile
Frank OstojicSenior DivisionProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
1.881
Dividend Share
2.17
Earnings Share
1.3
Revenue Per Share
11.154
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.164
The market value of Broadcom is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Broadcom that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Broadcom's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Broadcom's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Broadcom's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Broadcom's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Broadcom's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Broadcom is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Broadcom's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.