15193 WFC Oct 46 calls and Nov 48 calls 2 blocks on the PHLX.?

unusual options trading activity, WFC

Shares of Wells Fargo Co (WFC) are down .53 to 43.75 today.? WFC is in the middle of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 15193 WFC Oct 46 calls and Nov 48 calls for .14 over .18.?
  • The ADV is 32788.
  • The OI is 14188 and 21010.

The volume 2 blocks on the PHLX.? This trade looks a way to back into the Nov 48 calls collecting a small debit to sell the forward Oct calls. The Oct OI is not quite enough for the trade size so it looks opening in Oct.?? The customer could be closing a short Nov but giving up .04 to do it closer to the money.

  • IV 30 is trading for 24%.?
  • HV10 is trading for 20%.?
  • IV 30 is above the HV 10.

Wells Fargo & Company is a bank holding company. The Company is a financial services company, which offers banking, insurance, trust and investments, mortgage banking, investment banking, retail banking, brokerage, and consumer and commercial finance