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OTM FB Call Sellers

by | May 6, 2015 | Unusual Activity

4999 FB Jun 90 calls went up in 1 block on C2.? Electronic execution pushed the volume up and over 18k on this strike.?

Calls trade in TRQ- calls possibly tied to stock

?TRQ

Shares of Turquoise Hill Resources ltd (TRQ) are down .09 to 4.30 today. ?TRQ is near the top of the 52 Week range.

  • Paper traded 9385 TRQ Jan 2016 4.5 calls at .50.
  • The ADV is 6038 contracts.
  • The OI is less than 705.

The volume went up in 1 block on the AMEX on a Price Variation tag.? With calls trading so low in price this was most likely a buy write for yield trade.? No stock printed near the 900000 shares but it could have gone up in another market.

UA highlighted a possible combo/short straddle on Apr 14th.

  • IV 30 is trading for 53%.
  • HV10 is trading for 30%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd is an international mining company focused on copper, gold and coal mines in Mongolia.

 

Puts go up in KRE- rolling puts

?KRE

Shares of SPDR KBW Regional Banking (ETF) are down .01 to 41.09 today. ??KRE is near the top of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 10000 KRE May/Jun 40 put spreads for .51.
  • The ADV is 5740 contracts.
  • The OI is 18000 and 1380.

The volume went up in two giant blocks marked spread. ??In this case the trader is looking to roll a long put from the May cycle to the Jun cycle.? With KRE near highs and the low price of the May put this trade is likely a protective put roll.? There is no stock printing against this trade today.

  • IV 30 is trading for 17%.
  • HV10 is trading for 13%.
  • IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.

PDR KBW Regional Banking ETF, formerly SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index.

 

Calls trade in FB- OTM call sellers

?FB

Shares of Facebook Inc. (FB) are trading up .76 to 78.34 today.? FB is near the upper end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 4999 FB Jun 90 calls at .19 today.
  • The ADV is 256k contracts. ?
  • The OI is 4702 and 1851 contracts.

The volume went up in 1 block on C2.? Electronic execution pushed the volume up and over 18k on this strike.? There is huge open interest and this could be a closing trade but either way the trader is losing hope of a $90 number.

  • IV 30 is trading for 24%.
  • HV10 is trading for 19%.
  • IV 30 is above the HV 10.

Facebook, Inc. is a social networking website company. The Company?s mission is to give people the power to share and make the world open and connected. The Company?s business focuses on creating value for users, marketers, and developers.