2000 ESV Jan 2017 13 puts traded over Jan 23 calls for a .15 credit.

Calls and puts trade in ESV- risk reversal goes up

ESV

Shares of Ensco PLC (ESV) are up 1.07 to 17.78 today. ?ESV is near the lower end of the 52 week range.

  • Paper traded 2000 ESV Jan 2017 13 put over Jan 23 call for a .15 credit.
  • The ADV is 4383 contracts.
  • The OI is over 11k contracts per strike.

The volume went up in 2 blocks on the PHLX marked spread.? Total volume is over 6000 contracts per strike.? OI is very high which could signal a close here.? From the pricing out to 2017 an opening risk reversal to pick up cheap shares seems most likely.? Either way the trade is net long delta.

  • IV 30 is trading for 56%.
  • HV10 is trading for 60%.
  • IV 30 is trading below the HV 10.

Ensco plc (Ensco) is a global offshore contract drilling company. The Company provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry.