Puts trade in CROX ? long term put buyers

?CROX

Shares of Crox, Inc. (CROX) are down .82 to 10.99 today.? CROX is making a 52 week lower today.

Paper traded 1001 CROX Jun 11 puts for 1.00. ?

  • The ADV is 474 contracts.
  • The OI is 67 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block.? Paper paid up to $1 for over 3000 of these puts as CROX sinks to new lows on the year.? Blocks of stock went up near the end of the $1 buying so this could be a customer working a put and stock trade.? The term is pretty long here so they are expecting a move in CROX that will be of good size.

  • IV 30 is trading for 46%.
  • HV10 is trading for 29%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Crocs, Inc is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of footwear and accessories for men, women and children. As of December 31, 2012, the Company sold its products in more than 90 countries through domestic and international retailers and distributors and directly to end-user consumers through its Company-operated retail stores, outlets, kiosks and Webstores

 

Puts trade in APO- put roller ringing the cash register

?APO

Shares of Apollo Global Management (APO) are flat at 23.81 today. ??APO is near the low end of the 52 week range.

Paper traded 4000/8000 Jan 22.5/Feb 22.5 for .59.?

  • The ADV is 1868 contracts.
  • The OI is 4522 and 0 contracts.

The volume went up in 3 large blocks. ?Trade here looks like a close on the Jan 22.5 puts and a re-open and double up on the Feb 22.5 puts.? The customer is looking either to take stock or collect the short put premium from the roll. ?It looks like it worked once.

  • IV 30 is trading for 23%.
  • HV10 is trading for 37%.
  • IV 30 is trading under the HV 10.

Apollo Global Management, LLC (Apollo) is an investment manager. The Company?s primary business is to raise and invest private equity, capital markets and real estate funds as well as managed accounts on behalf of pension and endowment funds, and other institutional and high net worth individual investors. As on May 23, 2014, the Company acquired Event Rentals Inc, an Inglewood-based provider of party supplies rental services.

 

 

Puts trade in OIH- more put spread buying

OIH

Shares of the Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH) are down .59 to 33.85 today. ??OIH is near the bottom of the 52 week range.

Paper traded 4000 OIH Feb 29/32 put spread for .63.?

  • The ADV is 27500 contracts. ?
  • The OI is 13 and 2895 contracts.

The volume went up in 2 blocks.? The trade is straight opening paper as the put spread buyer is looking for lower levels of OIH ahead.? This is similar to paper UA has seen in this space for the past 3 months.

  • IV 30 is trading for 38%.
  • HV10 is trading for 24%.
  • IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.

MVOIHTR is a rules-based index intended to track the overall performance of 25 of the largest U.S. listed, publicly traded oil services companies.