Watch These Huge Put 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.

• Unum Group UNM Jun 48.0 Puts Sweep: 531 @ ASK $2.10: 531 traded vs 0 OI: Earnings 4/26 After Close (est) $48.96 Ref
• Zumiez Inc. ZUMZ May 22.5 Puts Sweep: 759 @ ASK $2.742: 759 traded vs 1500 OI: Earnings 3/9 After Close $21.20 Ref