10 Financials Stocks With Whale Alerts 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 often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

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

• Regarding NYCB NYCB, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 8000 contract(s) at a $5.00 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 $120.0K, with a price of $15.0 per contract. There were 20084 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12163 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MS MS, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 347 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 700 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.9K, with a price of $137.0 per contract. There were 5441 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2700 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BAC BAC, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 347 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.7K, with a price of $267.0 per contract. There were 63730 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 952 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABR ABR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 557 day(s) on August 15, 2025. This event was a transfer of 297 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 8363 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 950 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SOFI SOFI, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 228 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 297 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.6K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 7569 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 929 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN COIN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 137 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 195 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $102.4K, with a price of $525.0 per contract. There were 4033 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 759 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD HOOD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 347 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $12.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.2K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 16708 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 378 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JPM JPM, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 74 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 70 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.1K, with a price of $388.0 per contract. There were 3136 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 211 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding OSCR OSCR, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 319 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 176 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.0K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 19 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CMA CMA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 711 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 76 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $29.6K, with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 16 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1 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.

For more information, visit our Guide to Understanding Options Alerts or read more news on unusual options activity.

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