Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Interactive Brokers Gr IBKR, and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in IBKR usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 9 extraordinary options activities for Interactive Brokers Gr. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 22% leaning bullish and 77% bearish. Among these notable options, 2 are puts, totaling $105,950, and 7 are calls, amounting to $1,657,970.
Predicted Price Range
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $175.0 to $190.0 for Interactive Brokers Gr during the past quarter.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Interactive Brokers Gr options trades today is 460.17 with a total volume of 2,863.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Interactive Brokers Gr's big money trades within a strike price range of $175.0 to $190.0 over the last 30 days.
Interactive Brokers Gr Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBKR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $13.5 | $12.9 | $13.5 | $180.00 | $676.3K | 1.1K | 1.1K |
| IBKR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $12.9 | $12.5 | $12.5 | $180.00 | $500.0K | 1.1K | 404 |
| IBKR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $14.1 | $11.7 | $13.5 | $180.00 | $143.1K | 1.1K | 603 |
| IBKR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $13.3 | $11.6 | $13.1 | $180.00 | $121.8K | 1.1K | 497 |
| IBKR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $11.4 | $10.5 | $11.3 | $185.00 | $114.1K | 642 | 108 |
About Interactive Brokers Gr
Interactive Brokers is an online brokerage that generates trading commissions (around 31% of net revenue) from facilitating trading in a wide range of products, including equity, options, futures, foreign exchange, bonds, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. Interactive Brokers also generates net interest income (about 64% of net revenue) from idle client cash and earns fees (about 6% of net revenue) from ancillary services. Principal trading and other miscellaneous activities are small (about 5% of net revenue). The firm derives about 70% of its net revenue from the US and 30% from international markets.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Interactive Brokers Gr, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Interactive Brokers Gr's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 1,362,405, the price of IBKR is down -0.14% at $189.81.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.
Expert Opinions on Interactive Brokers Gr
Over the past month, 3 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $201.33333333333334.
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