14922 AGNC Mar 22 calls went up in 1 giant block marked buy-write with 360800 shares going up marked derivative.?
Put buyers in SBUX- possible put and stock
Shares of Starbucks Corp (SBUX) are up .35 to 81.61 today.? SBUX is near the top of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 1200 SBUX Jan 30 weekly 81.5 puts for 1.42.?
- The ADV is 18653 contracts.
- The OI is 45 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block.? The trade was marked buywrite with 55k shares going up just after the print on the options.? The trader here is hoping for a big move into and after earnings with the trade on a delta neutral ratio.
- IV 30 is trading for 23%.
- HV10 is trading for 25%.
- IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.
Starbucks Corporation (Starbucks) is a roaster, marketer and retailer of specialty coffee in the world, operating in 62 countries. The Company purchases and roasts coffees that it sells, along with handcrafted coffee, tea and other beverages and a variety of fresh food items, through company operated stores.
Call buyers in FXCM- call buyers and two sided paper in FXCM
Shares of FXCM Inc. (FXCM) are up .58 to 2.89 today. ??FXCM is near the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 610 FXCM Feb 2.5 calls for .55. ?
- The ADV is 1051 contracts.
- The OI is 10167 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 large block.? Trade on the strike is over 6000 contracts with more trade in most of the close to the money strikes.? While IV is down call buyers continue to pour into the name.? The Feb 2.5s are .65 as of this post.
- IV 30 is trading for 181%.
- HV10 is trading for 1066%.
- IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.
FXCM Inc. is an online provider of foreign exchange trading and related services to approximately 183,679 active retail customers across the World.
Big buywrite in AGNC- searching for yield
Shares of American Capital Agency Corp (AGNC) are up .25 to 21.85. ??AGNC is trading in the middle of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 14922 AGNC Mar 22 calls for .25.?
- The ADV is 2861 contracts. ?
- The OI is 556 contracts.
The volume went up in 1 giant block.? The trade was marked buywrite with 360800 shares going up marked derivative.? This is a call over writer selling more calls than long stock.? The ratio as posted is roughly 4+ to 1 so the investor is not looking for much of a move AGNC.
- IV 30 is trading for 17%.
- HV10 is trading for 13%.
- IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.
American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company earns income primarily from investing on a leveraged basis in agency mortgage-backed securities. These investments consist of residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by government-sponsored entities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or by a United States Government agency, such as the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) (collectively, GSEs).