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.

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 DFS DFS, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on October 11, 2024. Parties traded 1010 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $202.0K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 48 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3261 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FUTU FUTU, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on October 11, 2024. Parties traded 102 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.0K, with a price of $505.0 per contract. There were 366 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1973 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BAC BAC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 79 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.8K, with a price of $239.0 per contract. There were 4310 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 569 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GS GS, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.5K, with a price of $9652.0 per contract. There were 1688 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 483 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BEN BEN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 197 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 90 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.9K, with a price of $331.0 per contract. There were 604 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 342 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COIN COIN, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on October 11, 2024. Parties traded 127 contract(s) at a $157.50 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 $46.9K, with a price of $369.0 per contract. There were 203 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 266 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding C C, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 653 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 65 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.9K, with a price of $430.0 per contract. There were 5400 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 154 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PYPL PYPL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 107 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.0K, with a price of $490.0 per contract. There were 10058 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 136 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PGR PGR, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 471 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $1710.0 per contract. There were 249 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 112 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SQ SQ, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 4, 2024. Parties traded 103 contract(s) at a $67.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.1K, with a price of $283.0 per contract. There were 691 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 81 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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