Watch These 5 Huge Put 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.

• Mattel, Inc. MAT Apr 25.0 Puts Sweep: 4001 @ ASK $1.098: 4020 traded vs 2745 OI: Earnings 4/20 After Close $24.94 Ref
• ARRIS International plc ARRS Apr 25.0 Puts Sweep: 998 @ ASK $0.65: 9288 traded vs 235 OI: Earnings 5/3 After Close (est) $25.66 Ref
• Mondelez International Inc MDLZ Apr 28th 44.0 Puts Sweep: 2211 @ ASK $1.49: 2211 traded vs 20 OI: Earnings 4/26 Before Open (est) $43.99 Ref
• Seagate Technology PLC STX Apr 28th 44.0 Puts Sweep: 637 @ ASK $2.019: 637 traded vs 43 OI: Earnings 4/28 After Close (est) $44.39 Ref
• Starbucks Corporation SBUX Mar 24th 55.5 Puts Sweep: 1000 @ ASK $0.20: 1100 traded vs 765 OI: Earnings 4/27 After Close (est) $55.89 Ref