Watch These 5 Huge Call Purchases In Thursday 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 Wednesday's regular session.

• Square Inc SQ Jan18 30.0 Calls Sweep: 1186 @ ASK $1.45: 8391 traded vs 563 OI: Earnings 8/3 After Close (est) $23.99 Ref
• Staples, Inc. SPLS Jun 9.0 Calls Sweep: 3000 @ ASK $0.40: 3000 traded vs 7307 OI: Earnings 8/17 Before Open (est) $9.10 Ref
• Yum China Holdings Inc YUMC Jul 35.0 Calls Sweep: 1001 @ ASK $6.90: 1007 traded vs 2546 OI: Earnings 7/5 After Close $41.56 Ref
• Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. LXRX Jul 15.0 Calls: 3000 @ ASK $1.45: 3000 traded vs 2420 OI: Earnings 8/3 After Close (est) $14.91 Ref
• PG&E Corporation PCG Jul 21 $70 Calls at the bid: 2297 @ 0.551 vs 497 OI; Ref=$68.9501