Shares of iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT) are up .15 to. ?EWT is near the top of the 52-week range.
Today paper traded 6000 EWT Sep 20 puts for .20.? The ADV is 1078 contracts.? The OI is one contract.
The volume went up in one large block.? Trade was mostly this strike today with another 1500 going up to make 7500.? The smaller volume traded down which is surprising.? Even with the paper marked as buy it looks like a standing offer was lifted with the order having to sell down to get filled.? The original intent was most likely sell and the IV is down .49 points in Sep.? The trade is looking for EWT to just float above the $13 level.
30-day implied volatility is 15%.?? 10-day implied volatility is 10%.? 30 day implied volatility is trading above the 10 Day Historical volatility.
Ishares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund, formerly iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF, (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Taiwan IndexSM (the Index).