15000 FXI Aug 50 calls up in 1 block marked buy write. ??
Calls trade in FXI- call writers popping up
Shares of iShares FTSE/Xinhua China (FXI) are up .52 to 48.79 today. ?FXI is near the top of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 15000 FXI Aug 50 calls at 1.52 today.
- The ADV is 151k contracts.
- The OI 58942 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block marked buy write. ??There is huge open interest on this strike and other big blocks of calls went up which look like similar paper.? This block went up with 600000 shares so the trader here is looking for a delta neutral ratio which is most likely opening.? Essentially they are fading any big moves in FXI from now to Aug.
- IV 30 is trading for 27%.
- HV10 is trading for 23%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
iShares China Large-Cap ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE China 25 Index (the Underlying Index).
Puts trade in EWG- big OTM put block trades???????????????????
Shares of iShares MSCI Germany Index (EWG) are up .02 to 29.58. ?EWG is near the middle of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 14200 EWG Jul 28 puts for .32.
- The ADV is 6150 contracts.
- The OI is 19128 contracts.
The volume went up in one block on the CBOE marked price variation. ??Usually the Price Variation tag is and option trade with stock but now delta neutral or close blocks went up.? The trader could be closing after the news out of Europe seems to be improving.? Either way they think the big downside is not there in the EWG.
- IV 30 is trading 22%.
- HV10 is trading for 24%.
- IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.
iShares MSCI Germany ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the German market, as measured by the MSCI Germany Index (the Index).
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Calls trade in DISH- big call buy
Shares of DISH Network Group (DISH) are up .15 to 72.70 today.? ?DISH is near the middle of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 3000 DISH Jun 67.5 calls and Sep 67.5 calls for 5.0 and 7.30.
- The ADV is 5887 contracts. ?
- The OI is 5887 contracts.
The volume went up in 2 blocks marked spread on the AMEX.? In addition to the call spreads 2400 Sep 60 puts went up.? The pricing makes little sense since both call trades went up on the offer.? The Jun?s are most like a buy for .24 over parity and the Sep?s are an opening trade.? It does look like the resulting position would be a long Sep 67.5/60 strangle.
- IV 30 is trading for 28%.
- HV10 is trading for 32%.
- IV 30 is below the HV 10.
DISH Network Corporation, is a pay-television (TV) provider, with approximately 14.057 million subscribers across the United States as of December 31, 2013. The Company offers a range of local and national programming, featuring more national and local high definition (HD) channels than pay-TV providers.