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Calls and puts trade in ABT

by | Jun 25, 2015 | Unusual Activity

17500 ABT Aug 45 puts over Aug 52.5 calls e went up in 2 large blocks on the AMEX marked spread. ??

Calls trade in ARCP- Jan Call buyers

ARCP

Shares of American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) are down .16 to 8.22 today. ARCP is near the lower end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 1337 ARCP Jan 2016 10 calls for .25.
  • The ADV is 3975 contracts.
  • The OI is 12432 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on the CBOE. ??Total volume is over 14000 contracts on the strike with buyers paying .25.? The volume is well over the OI at this point but there seems to be plenty of supply at .25.? The initial market was .15-.25 when the trades went up.

  • IV 30 is trading for 34%.
  • HV10 is trading for 22%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company operates through two business segments, Real Estate Investment (REI) and the private capital management business (PCM), Cole Capital. Through the REI segment, the Company acquires, owns and operates single-tenant, freestanding, commercial real estate properties, primarily subject to long-term net leases with high credit quality tenants.

 

Calls and puts trade in ABT- strangle trades large????????????

ABT

Shares of Abbott Labs (ABT) are down .10 to 49.70 today. ?ABT is near the upper end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 17500 ABT Aug 45 puts over Aug 52.5 calls at .32 and.50.
  • The ADV is 7269 contracts.
  • The OI is 1099 and 6995 contracts.

The volume went up in 2 large blocks on the AMEX marked spread. ??This trade as priced like a strangle seller with the trade price .02 off of the posted bid.? The seller is not expecting much movement through the earnings cycle.

  • IV 30 is trading 19%.
  • HV10 is trading for 18%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a range of health care products. Abbott operates in four business segments: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Vascular Products. The Established Pharmaceutical Products segment includes the international sales of a line of branded generic pharmaceutical products.

 

Calls trade in HCA- call sellers jump in

HCA

Shares of HCA holdings Inc. (HCA) are up 7.40 to 90.75 today.? ?HCA is making a 52 week high.

  • Paper traded 3750 HCA Jul 95 calls for .55. ?
  • The ADV is 6283 contracts. ?
  • The OI is 2861 contracts.

The volume went up in one block on a Price Variation on ARCA.? Total volume on the strike is over 8600 contracts and this early seller is already underwater as HCA powers to 1 year highs.? The trade could be a hedge or call write but for now the early sale is slightly underwater. IV is down big so the expected move might be here already.

  • IV 30 is trading for 26%.
  • HV10 is trading for 16%.
  • IV 30 is above the HV 10.

HCA Holdings, Inc. is a holding company. The Company is a health care services company. The Company owns, manages or operates hospitals, freestanding surgery centers, diagnostic and imaging centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers and various other facilities.