Watch These 8 Huge Call Purchases In Friday Trade

Benzinga's newsdesk monitors options activity to notice unusual patterns. These large volume (and often out of the money) trades were initially published intraday in Benzinga Professional . These trades were placed during Thursday's regular session.

• STMicroelectronics NV (ADR) STM Jul 15.0 Calls Sweep: 525 @ ASK $1.30: 1131 traded vs 9010 OI: Earnings 4/26 Before Open (est) $14.21 Ref
• Pandora Media Inc P Mar 12.0 Calls Sweep: 846 @ ASK $1.66: 867 traded vs 14k OI: Earnings 2/9 After Close $13.09 Ref
• Mondelez International Inc MDLZ Jul 48.0 Calls Sweep: 2000 @ ASK $1.59: 2000 traded vs 258 OI: Earnings 2/7 After Close $44.15 Ref
• Seadrill Ltd SDRL Jan18 4.0 Calls: 7000 @ ASK $0.25: 10k traded vs 35k OI: Earnings 2/23 Before Open (est) $1.74 Ref
• Amgen, Inc. AMGN Feb 3rd 167.5 Calls: 3850 @ ASK $0.37: 5106 traded vs 325 OI: Earnings today After Close $158.85 Ref
• Macy's Inc M Feb 31.5 Calls: 2000 @ ASK $0.59: 2258 traded vs 238 OI: Earnings 2/21 Before Open $30.86 Ref
• Energy Transfer Equity LP ETE Feb 18.5 Calls Sweep: 2791 @ ASK $0.38: 7840 traded vs 180 OI: Earnings 2/22 After Close $18.34 Ref
• Avon Products, Inc. AVP Feb 6.0 Calls: 7000 @ ASK $0.30: 7000 traded vs 2959 OI: Earnings 2/16 Before Open $5.66 Ref