16500 ARCP Apr 11 calls went up in two blocks on a sold last tag through the offer on part of the trade.?
Puts trade in RIG ? earnings put spreads goes up
Shares of Transocean LTD (RIG) are down .47 to 15.78 today.? RIG is at the lower end of the 52 Week range.
Paper traded 10000 RIG Feb 27 Weekly 14/15 put spreads for .20.?
- The ADV is 44457 contracts.
- The open interest is just over 1000 contracts per strike.
The volume went up in two blocks.? IV is bid into earnings today with paper buying the put spread.? The trade is either a bearish play on earnings or a protective spread into the outcome of the announcement.
- IV 30 is trading for 71%.
- HV10 is trading for 73%.
- IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.
Transocean Ltd. (Transocean) is an international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. The Company operates in two segments: contract drilling services and drilling management services. Contract drilling services, the Company?s primary business, involves contracting its mobile offshore drilling fleet, related equipment and work crews primarily on a dayrate basis to drill oil and gas wells.
Calls trade in ARCP- upside call buyers
Shares of American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) are down .09 to 9.65 today. ARCP is near the bottom of the 52 week range.
Paper traded 16500 ARCP Apr 11 calls for .30-.35 today. ??
- The ADV is 13290 contracts.
- The OI is 11058 contracts.
The volume went up in two blocks on a sold last tag.? The options went up through the offer on part of the trade.? This paper is most likely opening as the stock is near the low end of the range and paper is looking for a bounce up.? Volume is now over 20000 contracts on these strikes.
- IV 30 is trading for 59%.
- HV10 is trading for 19%.
- IV 30 is trading above the HV 10.
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., is a real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company is a self-managed and self-administered real estate company that acquires, owns and operates single-tenant, free-standing commercial real estate properties primarily subject to net leases with high credit quality tenants. The Company focuses on investing in properties that are net leased to credit tenants, which are generally large public companies with investment-grade ratings and other creditworthy tenants, and governmental, quasi-governmental and not-for-profit entities.
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Calls sellers in FLEX- stretch for yield play in here
Shares of Flextronics International Ltd are up .10 to 12.31. SMH is making a 52 week high.
Paper traded 4604 FLEX Apr 13 calls at .18. ?
- The ADV is 1238 contracts. ?
- The OI is 4296 contracts.
The volume went up in one giant block marked price variation. Generally that trade tag is for option and stock combinations so this opening trade is most likely a buy write.? Call yield to stock is 1.4 % which is not a bad yearly income stream.
- IV 30 is trading for 25%.
- HV10 is trading for 17%.
- IV 30 is trading over the HV 10.
Flextronics International Ltd. (Flextronics) is a Singapore-based provider of global supply chain solutions. The Company designs, builds, ships and serves packaged electronic products for its original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in various groups.