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 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.

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 SOFI SOFI, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 262 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $77.0K, with a price of $77.0 per contract. There were 6 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8236 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN COIN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on March 1, 2024. This event was a transfer of 55 contract(s) at a $205.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $565.0 per contract. There were 3017 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8102 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BAC BAC, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 325 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 320 contract(s) at a $37.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.0K, with a price of $225.0 per contract. There were 37012 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1519 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WFC WFC, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 689 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 1500 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $957.0K, with a price of $638.0 per contract. There were 2292 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1509 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding KKR KKR, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 206 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $196.0K, with a price of $980.0 per contract. There were 751 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GS GS, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 689 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 475 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.7K, with a price of $212.0 per contract. There were 756 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 475 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AFRM AFRM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 325 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 73 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $469.0 per contract. There were 2499 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 359 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PMT PMT, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 115 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 226 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.3K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 539 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 239 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CFG CFG, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 325 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 75 contract(s) at a $32.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 311 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 126 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BX BX, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 234 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 101 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.8K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 514 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 101 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 about unusual options activity.

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