3300 CHK Oct 13 puts went up in 2 blocks on the ARCA marked price variation.
Puts trade in CHK- Oct puts trade
Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK) are down .58 to 9.70 today. ???CHK is near the bottom of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 3300 CHK Oct 13 puts at 3.75-3.80.
- The ADV is 167k contracts.
- The OI is 16238 contracts.
The volume went up in 2 blocks on the ARCA marked price variation. Usually stock goes up with a price variation trade but none printed here.? This trader is taking the 1 year lows in CHK and exiting the puts.? Even if the stock printed in small blocks the trade does look successful.
- IV 30 is trading for 70%.
- HV10 is trading for 79%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Chesapeake Energy Corporation is a producer of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids (NGL) in the United States. The Company operates in two segments: Exploration and Production, and Marketing, Gathering and Compression.
Calls trade in KKR- possible call writer
Shares of KKR & Co. LLP (KKR) are up .34 to 24.10 today. ?KKR is near a 52 week high.
- Paper traded 4463 KKR Sep 24 calls at 40.
- The ADV is 2495 contracts.
- The OI is 6242 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block on the CBOE.? Total volume on the strike is over 9000 contracts as sellers are taking the near 52 week highs and writing options right through the earnings cycle.? For now the call sellers do not see a lot of upside in KKR and will take the highs as an exit.? This could be a div capture play here.
- IV 30 is trading 18%.
- HV10 is trading for 24%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
KKR & CO. L.P. (KKR) is a global investment firm that manages investments across multiple asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and hedge funds. The Company?s business offers a range of investment management services to its fund investors and provides capital markets services to its firm, its portfolio companies and third parties.
Calls trade in AAPL- ratio call spreads open
Shares of the Apple Inc. (AAPL) are down .51 to 131.57 today.? AAPL is near the top end of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 7500/15000 AAPL Jul 24 Weekly 137/143 call spreads for .58. ??
- The ADV is 898k contracts. ?
- The OI is 7352 and 3619 contracts.
The volume went up in two blocks on the AMEX marked spread.? ?The 137 calls traded through the offer which would suggest the trader wants to own those and possibly sold the 143 against them to create a lower price for the ratio spread.? Anywhere between 137.5 and 149 should pay on this one.
- IV 30 is trading for 29%.
- HV10 is trading for 26%.
- IV 30 is above the HV 10.
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions and third-party digital content and applications.