Watch These 7 Huge Put Purchases In Tuesday 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 Monday’s regular session.

• Helen of Troy Limited HELE May $75 Puts Sweep at the Bid: Volume of 668 at $2.55 on Open Interest of 15
• Hexcel Corporation HXL March $50 Puts Sweep at the Ask: Volume of 5,000 at $1.75 vs Open Interest 4
• JD.Com Inc(ADR) JD June $25 Puts at the Bid: Volume of 5,000 at $2.13 vs Open Interest 16
• Dunkin Brands Group Inc DNKN Jan. $55 Puts Sweep at the Bid: Volume of 2,350 at $2.45 vs Open Interest 155
• EOG Resources Inc EOG April $105 Puts Sweep at the Bid: Volume of 2,350 vs Open Interest 105
• Nektar Therapeutics NKTR May17 10.0 Puts Sweep: 828 @ ASK $1.50: 6155 traded vs 2588 OI: Earnings 3/1 After Close (est) $12.73 Ref
• Comcast Corporation CMCSA June $67.50 Puts Sweep at the Ask: Volume of 1,724 vs Open Interest of 271