10 Financials Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Financials sector:

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding HASI HASI, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 374 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 84 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.5K, with a price of $458.0 per contract. There were 167 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2787 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MS MS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 38 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 159 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $80.2K, with a price of $505.0 per contract. There were 13562 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1461 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding C C, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $47.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 38 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $195.1K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 58350 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1189 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN COIN, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 17 day(s) on December 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 90 contract(s) at a $136.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.8K, with a price of $735.0 per contract. There were 62 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1092 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JPM JPM, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 94 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $205.0K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 9913 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 698 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WFC WFC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 94 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.5K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 5735 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 294 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD HOOD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 22, 2023. This event was a transfer of 210 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.4K, with a price of $176.0 per contract. There were 5955 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 235 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For USB USB, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 38 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 191 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.3K, with a price of $159.0 per contract. There were 26186 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 235 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DFS DFS, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 65 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.4K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 310 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 208 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AX AX, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 122 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 346 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 164 contract(s) were bought and sold.

Options Alert Terminology
- Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract.
- Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract.
- Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it.
- Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract.

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