17039 Mar31/May05 30 BX put spreads went up in 2 blocks on the ARCA

BX

Shares of Blackstone Group (BX) are trading -.35 to 29.27 today.? BX is near the top of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 17039 Mar31/May05 30 put spreads for .90. ??
  • The ADV is 19118 contracts.? ?
  • The open interest is 21216 and 0 contracts.

The volume went up in 2 blocks on the ARCA marked spread.? The Mar31 30 puts traded .02 over parity which would indicate a sell to close.? The trader is then buying the May?s as with a short delta or hedge against stock.

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

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