Mark Cuban Admits He Holds Netflix Put Options


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


According to a recent CNBC report, not only did Mark Cuban purchase a substantial block of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) back in October 2015, but he's hedging his bets.

CNBC's Javier David elaborated, "Billionaire investor Mark Cuban […] said on Friday that he had bought options to sell against his entire stake."

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This move makes sense within the context of the broader technology market.

The sector has had a rough start to the year, and experienced a significant selloff last Friday.

Netflix has been unable to escape this trend, currently down 27 percent year-to-date and down more than 25 percent over the past month.

The Disclosure

"For those of [you] following my stock moves, I just bought puts against my entire Netflix position," Cuban wrote on social media platform Cyber Dust.

He continued, "I'm not selling. But I have no idea what this market will do."

At the time of this writing, Netflix was essentially flat on the day at $82.84 following an early morning spike to $84.59, a subsequent drop to $82.44 and rebound around the $84 handle.


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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