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15 March
Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: Z, RILY, LBRDK

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Zillow Group Inc (Symbol: Z), where a total of 89,827 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 9.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 267.2% of Z's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike put option expiring April 19, 2024, with 16,350 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of Z. Below is a chart showing Z's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

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B. Riley Financial Inc (Symbol: RILY) options are showing a volume of 51,673 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 259.2% of RILY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 4,881 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 488,100 underlying shares of RILY. Below is a chart showing RILY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

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And Liberty Broadband Corp (Symbol: LBRDK) saw options trading volume of 28,841 contracts, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares or approximately 206.1% of LBRDK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 24,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares of LBRDK. Below is a chart showing LBRDK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

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