6500 AMGN Apr21 115 puts went up in 1 block on the PHLX.?

AMGN

Shares of Amgen, Inc (AMGN) are flat at 167.90 today. ?AMGN is near the top of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 6500 AMGN Apr21 115 puts at .04.?
  • The ADV is 15203.
  • The OI is 1199 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the PHLX.? This print is most likely a line in the sand put sale where the seller would take AMGN in the 115 range and is content for the .04 yield until then.? The seller hit the bid on a .04-.09 market.

  • IV 30 is trading for 19%.?
  • HV10 is trading for 28%.?
  • IV 30 is below the HV 10.

Amgen Inc. is a biotechnology company. The Company discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers various human therapeutics. The Company’s business segment is human therapeutics. Its marketed products portfolio includes Neulasta (pegfilgrastim); erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), such as Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) and EPOGEN (epoetin alfa); Sensipar/Mimpara (cinacalcet); XGEVA (denosumab); Prolia (denosumab); NEUPOGEN (filgrastim), and other marketed products, such as Vectibix (panitumumab), Nplate (romiplostim) and Corlanor (ivabradine)