Broadcom stock is up 25% year to date, and many on Wall Street are saying that there’s more to come. Option traders who want to capitalize on the stock’s performance are likely buying calls or selling puts - both perfectly valid strategies during a bullish run.
However, long calls can be expensive when volatility is high, and short puts leave you on the hook to buy 100 shares of the stock if the trade doesn’t go your way. That’s $43,000+ for each contract - and not everyone has buying power like that.