Large Trade In FXI Options
Big prints in FXI call options caught our eye on Tuesday morning amid a positive start to trading for shares in the iShares China Large-cap ETF. A review of the trade this morning as well as a look at changes in open interest in the relevant strike prices, suggests the options market participant likely closed out a large bull call spread initiated back on March 18th that resulted in substantial gains in just two weeks.
It looks like the trader originally purchased a 30,000-lot 16May?14 $34/$35.5 call spread at a net premium of $0.56 when shares in the ETF were trading around $33.66. The rally in the price of FXI shares, which are up roughly 6.0% since March 18th, allowed the options player to reap much of the profits available by holding the long call spread. The trader appears to have sold the 30,000 lot $34/$35.5 call spread this morning at a net $1.00 per contract. Not bad for a two-week turnaround. Shares in FXI are currently up 0.30% on the day to stand at $35.88 as of 2:25 p.m. ET.
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