150001 XLF Mar 21 puts went up in 1 block on the AMEX marked price variation
Shares of Select Sector Financial (XLF) are down .06 to 23.02 today.? XLF is near the middle of the 52 week range.
- Paper traded 150001 XLF Mar 21 puts for .54 on the AMEX.
- The ADV is 123K contracts.?
- The OI is over 415k contracts.
The volume went up in 1 block on the AMEX marked price variation. ?This block went right up in the middle and could be a closing trade on the uptick in IV. ?With XLF bouncing a bit some short put traders could be taking profits.? No stock of size went up with these options even with the PV trade tag.
- IV 30 is trading 18%.?
- HV10 is trading for 14%.?
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Financial Select Sector Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from the following industries diversified financial services; insurance; commercial banks; capital markets; real estate investment trusts (REITs); consumer finance; thrifts and mortgage finance; and real estate management and development. The Fund?s investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc.